South African model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by boyfriend, Olympian Oscar Pistorius. Picture: AP Source: AP
REEVA Steenkamp's mother says she never wants to see her killer Oscar Pistorius again but the slain model's father says he wants to have the strength to look into the Paralympian's eyes.
June and Barry Steenkamp are still trying to come to terms with the death of their daughter shot dead at Pistorius's home on Valentine's Day.
Mrs Steenkamp told Grazia magazine: "He (Pistorius) still has his thoughts. He still has to answer for this. I don't want anything from him. What could he say to me? My daughter is dead and nothing is going to change that. I don't ever want to see him.
June Steenkamp, (centre) the mother of the late South African model Reeva Steenkamp, stands during the funeral ceremony for her daughter in Port Elizabeth. Picture: Alexander Joe Source: AP
Meanwhile, a US town is reeling after a man stabbed a teenager at a Target store and was only subdued after other customers began beating him with baseball bats and their fists.Sixteen-year-old Allison Meadows was among the victims and a witness said others almost lost fingers and lips in the attack.
Allison Meadows in a photo posted to Instagram says she is recovering after surgery. Picture: Instagram Source: Supplied
In the courts, Southern Cross Media will take part in the inquest into the suicide of a nurse involved in a radio prank, the US Supreme Court has begun hearing an historic gay marriage case, and Amanda Knox says its "painful" that an Italian court once again wants to try her for murder but that she will continue to fight to clear her name.
A gay rights supporter dances in front of the US Supreme Court as same-sex marriage takes centre stage there. Picture: Jewel Samad Source: AP
Elsewhere, a 14-year-old girl has been mauled to death by a pack of dogs in the UK, North Korea says it is combat ready and has put its rockets on a war footing, Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik will not be allowed to attend his mother's funeral, a teacher at a Pakistan girls' school has been killed in a drive-by shooting, a man has died attempting to recreate a swing stunt popularised in viral videos, extremists websites are outnumbering calmer voices on the internet, a quake rattled Mexico City and scientists predict California may one day be hit by an eight-metre tsunami.
This photo taken November 4, 2012 shows a person swinging from the Corona Arch near Moab, Utah. Source: AP
A Chinese company's bid for Australian miner Sundance Resources is coming unstuck as its boss is accused of harbouring his murder-suspect brother, the SpaceX Dragon has returned to Earth, an American professor is on a long-shot bid to become Iran's president and a Mexican forensic expert has a secret recipe for hydrating the mummified corpses he deals with as part of the country's drug war.
In the UK, the army has been called in to battle the heavy snow – but not before some cold sheep devastated a supply of chocolate Easter eggs.
A sheep and her lambs are pictured on a snow-covered field in the hills of Domore, Northern Ireland. Picture: Peter Muhly Source: AFP
A bad break-in has Breaking Bad worried about a missing script, a US governor has given a no-nudity guarantee for Prince Harry's visit to his state, American Idol judge Keith Urban says it may best if he dropped the Mr Nice Guy routine, Lindsay Lohan has been praised for her professionalism, an author says he spent more than $500,000 on clothes, Helen Mirren continues her run as acting royalty and The Young and the Restless has celebrated its 40th birthday (for those who haven't seen the show in a while, Victor and Nikki Newman recently married for the fourth time, giving the couple 27 weddings between them).
Some of the faces to have taken residence in Genoa City during the 40-year run of The Young and the Restless Source: Supplied
In sport, Pakistan's cricket captain knows how Michael Clarke feels, Sri Lankans have been barred from playing IPL matches in Chennai, the refs have been picked for the British and Irish Lions tour, there will be no tax exemptions for players at the next Rugby World Cup, Tiger Woods' texts are making news again (but this time they're being sent to Rory McIlroy and English troublemaker Joey Barton has labelled Brazilian star Neymar "the Justin Bieber of football".
Brazil's Neymar is football's equivalent of Justin Bieber, according to Joey Barton. Picture: Andrew Yates Source: AFP
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