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Oscar Pistorius have to live with conscience, says Mr Steenkamp father of Reeva

Barry Steenkamp Father of Reeva Steenkam, Pistorious love South African athlete Oscar Pistorius "will have to live with his conscience" over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, her father has said. Barry Steenkamp was speaking a day after the Paralympic champion was freed on bail pending his trial. Mr Pistorius, 26, admits shooting Ms Steenkamp, 29, but denies murder, saying he mistook her for an intruder. "If it didn't happen the way he says it did he must suffer and he will suffer," her father told Beeld newspaper. "It does not matter how much money he has and how good his legal team is, he will have to live with his conscience," Mr Steenkamp said. "But if he speaks the truth, I can perhaps some day forgive him," he added. 'Reaching out' Reeva Steenkamp was a model and law graduate with a burgeoning television career. She was shot dead in the toilet of Oscar Pistorius's home in the early hours of 14 February - V

South African Oscar Pistorius freed on $113,000 bail

Oscar Pistorius in Court  A South African court granted bail on Friday to Oscar Pistorius, arrested for the murder of his girlfriend on Evening of romance, after his lawyers successfully argued the "Blade Runner" was too famous to emerge from justice. The choice by Magistrate Desmond Nair drew cheers in the Paralympics star's family and supporters. Pistorius himself was unmoved, in marked contrast on the week-long hearing, as he repeatedly eliminate in tears. Nair set bail at A million rand ($113,000) and postponed the case until June 4. Pistorius can be released only when the court received 100,000 rand in cash, he added. Under an hour later, a silver Land Rover left a legal court compound, Pistorius visible over the window tinting using the trunk seat in the dark suit and tie he wore in the court. The auto then sped off through the streets of the capital, pursued by individuals the media on motorcycles, before it entered his uncle Arnold's home in the plush Pre