Pistorius Apologizes to Shot Girlfriend’s Family in Trial
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Oscar Pistorius struggled to hold back tears as he apologized to his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp’s family and friends for shooting her at his home on Valentine’s Day last year.
“There hasn’t been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven’t thought of this family,” Pistorius said today as he stood and looked at the Steenkamp family at the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital. “I was simply trying to protect Reeva.”