Newly-revealed photographs of Reeva Steenkamp show the South African
beauty as a young aspiring model, and as a cover girl, just months
before her tragic death on Valentine's Day.
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'KILLING SCENE' PICS LEAKED
Johannesburg (CNN) -- The family of Olympian Oscar
Pistorius said Monday they are "shaken" by the "graphic images" leaked
to the media last week that purportedly show the blood-spattered
bathroom where the double amputee track star fatally shot his girlfriend
in February.
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June 3, 2013 -- Updated 1524 GMT (2324 HKT)
The family of Oscar Pistorius said they are "shaken" by the "graphic
images" leaked to the media last week that purportedly show the
blood-spattered bathroom where the track star fatally shot his
girlfriend in February. FULL STORY
June 3, 2013 -- Updated 1249 GMT (2049 HKT)
Steenkamp crime scene pictures published
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Olympian Oscar Pistorius is due in court Tuesday
- Family: "The leaking of evidential material" does not advance the legal process
- Pistorius is charged in the killing of his girlfriend
- Photos released last week purportedly show the bloodied bathroom where she died
"It has always been our
plea that the legal process be allowed its run its course with
integrity," the Pistorius family said in a statement. "The leaking of
evidential material into the public domain, before the court case, does
not advance this process."
The statement comes a day
before Pistorius is due to appear in court where prosecutors are
expected to ask magistrates to postpone the case pending further
investigations. Pistorius, 26, is charged with killing girlfriend Reeva
Steenkamp in the early hours of February 14.
The graphic photos of the
crime scene were published by Sky News on Friday and show a trail of
blood leading from a bathroom; blood on the walls, stairs and a couch
inside the house, and a Valentine's Day card with "Ozzy" -- Steenkamp's
nickname for Pistorius -- written on it.
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The photo of the bathroom
shows a toilet covered in blood, a door with a missing panel and what
appear to be two police-marked bullet holes below the level of the
door's handle. CNN has not been able to independently confirm the
authenticity of the photos, and police spokesman Brigadiere Phuti Setati
declined to comment on how Sky News obtained the pictures.
Pistorius, known as the
"Blade Runner" for competing on carbon fiber blades fitted to his
amputated legs, has said he thought there was an intruder in the house.
Afraid of being attacked, he ran on his stumps to the bathroom, where he
shot through the door from a relatively low angle four times. It was
only upon returning to his bedroom, Pistorius says, that he realized
Steenkamp was not in bed and that she had been the one in the bathroom.
The state alleges it was
premeditated murder: Pistorius had an argument with Steenkamp then put
on his prosthetic legs, walked to the bathroom and shot through the door
from a relatively higher angle, intentionally killing her.
His uncle told CNN last week that Pistorius is a broken man over the incident and described his nephew's grief as "unthinkable."
"What can you say if the
person you love the most dies, and you were the instrument? How would
you feel? It's unthinkable," Arnold Pistorius said.
His family said Monday they "fully stand behind Oscar."
"We believe in him, love him and will support him every step of the way in what lies ahead," the statement said.
CNN's Nick Thompson and Robyn Curnow contributed to this report.
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