Convicted killer and former paralympian Oscar Pistorius has pleaded for forgiveness from the family of his victim, saying: “I want to tell them I'm sorry.”
The South African sprinter was jailed for 13 years for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home in 2013.
A friend of Pistorius who has visited him in jail reportedly said the disgraced athlete was asking to be forgiven by Steenkamp's bereaved family members.
Bill Schroder, the athlete's former headteacher, told The Sun on Sunday: “What he really, really wants is forgiveness.
“I said to him that if he had killed my daughter, I doubt I would forgive him.
“He is more concerned about forgiveness than actually getting out on parole. In fact, he has a real fear about getting parole as he knows they’ll be a backlash.”
In 2018, Steenkamp's mother June said she had forgiven Pistorius but had no interest in talking to him. Ms Steenkamp added that she had not personally told Pistorius he was forgiven.
Mr Schroder also said Pistorius “still maintains to this day it was an accident.”
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The South African sprinter was jailed for 13 years for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home in 2013.
A friend of Pistorius who has visited him in jail reportedly said the disgraced athlete was asking to be forgiven by Steenkamp's bereaved family members.
Bill Schroder, the athlete's former headteacher, told The Sun on Sunday: “What he really, really wants is forgiveness.
“I said to him that if he had killed my daughter, I doubt I would forgive him.
“He is more concerned about forgiveness than actually getting out on parole. In fact, he has a real fear about getting parole as he knows they’ll be a backlash.”
In 2018, Steenkamp's mother June said she had forgiven Pistorius but had no interest in talking to him. Ms Steenkamp added that she had not personally told Pistorius he was forgiven.
Mr Schroder also said Pistorius “still maintains to this day it was an accident.”
More at https://sg.yahoo.com/news/want-tell-them-m-sorry-160438064.html
