Oscar Pistorius' dad reveals rift with killer son because he DOESN'T accept disgraced Olympian murdered Reeva Steenkamp
THE dad of disgraced murderer Oscar
Pistorius
says the pair hardly speak anymore as he doesn't accept his son is a killer.
Former Olympic sprinter Pistorius shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 - but father Henke believes he was "full of fear" during his trial and accepted his jail sentence.
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Henke Pistorius meets son Oscar as the estranged father says the pair hardly speak anymore
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The disgraced runner shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead in 2013
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Henke still doesn't accept his son is a killer
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Henke has now publicly admitted in a candid interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored that his refusal to accept his son's guilt has created a rift in their relationship.
Pistorius hit Reeva, 29, with four bullets fired through the locked door of their bathroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.
After a round of appeals and challenges, Pistorius - dubbed the "Blade Runner" because of his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs - was sentenced to 13 years and five months for murder.
Pistorius, a six-time six Paralympic gold medallist, has always claimed the horrific shooting was a mistake.
He told the court he thought his model and
law
graduate partner was an intruder.
The sprinter was released after nine years back in January 2024.
He has since vanished from the public eye and is trying to live a quiet life alongside his rumoured new girlfriend.
But Henke has now told
Oscar
as I'm sitting here, because I said too much.
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"We don't [speak regularly] because he knows how I feel. To him, he's guilty of murder because of the process that he's gone through.
"The facts just do not support a finding of guilty of murder.
Oscar Pistorius FREED on parole nearly 11 years after murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
"I just think that he will feel later, to walk away after parole as a person guilty of manslaughter versus a person guilty of murder, two vastly big things, and
Oscar
is not guilty of murder.'
Pistorius was initially found guilty of culpable homicide, South
Africa
's equivalent of manslaughter, in
court
.
A year later, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling and found him guilty of murder.
Henke continued: 'Obviously, Oscar was full of fear. Oscar will one day tell his story.
"He is, at the moment, I'm sure, very sad and very sorry about what happened.
"I can't speak for him. He will speak for himself, but what happened is not what came out of the court."
Despite being freed from
prison
, Pistorius remains on parole.
He moved into his wealthy uncle's £2 million Pretoria home, and now relies on him for protection.
His tycoon uncle Arnold, who made his millions from property and tourism, hired armed guards with attack dogs, while his nephew lives in a cottage on the grounds.
Pistorius' sentence ends in 2029 and he is subject to certain conditions for life outside jail.
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These include attending therapy for anger and 'gender-based violence issues".
Steenkamp
family
friend previously said Pistorius should not expect forgiveness and issued a stark warning to him.
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Reeva Steenkamp was killed on Valentine's Day in 2013
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Pistorius leaving the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria back in 2014
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Oscar Pistorius served nine years behind bars before he was released on parole
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