The mother of murdered model Reeva Steenkamp who was shot dead by boyfriend Oscar Pistorius has been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke at her South African farm.
June Steenkamp, 78, was found collapsed on the floor at Ostara Farm near Port Elizabeth on Monday and taken to hospital where she immediately underwent a brain scan.
Her daughter Reeva, 29, was killed by Paralympics medallist Pistorius, 38, when he shot her four times through the bathroom door on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
He was released in January last year from the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre into the care of his uncle Arnold Pistorius after serving nine years.
June’s daughter Simone, 59, said from her new home in the UK: ‘I spoke to mum on Sunday and she was full of laughter as usual and was just her normal funny self.
‘Then on Monday I got a text to say she had collapsed and had a stroke and was very disorientated and although she is now conscious she does not know where she is.
June’s daughter said her mother is ‘awake and in bed in hospital but is not aware of where she is or what has happened.
‘She is slowly getting better but is now with it yet.’
June Steenkamp, whose daughter was shot dead by Paraolympian Oscar Pistorius in 2013, is in hospital after suffering a stroke. June pictured in 2023 arriving at a parole hearing for Pistorius
Her daughter Reeva (pictured) was killed by Paralympics medallist Pistorius, 38, when he shot her four times through the bathroom door on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
In this Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, right, and Reeva Steenkamp arrive for an awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa
June had been on antibiotics for three months with a bladder infection before suffering from a stroke, her daughter said, and added that she had been struggling with the recent death of her husband Barry.
Simone said her mother had been in the process of selling her farm so that she could move to the UK to be with her.
‘I am just devastated because I thought at last we would both be together again and a long way away from Pistorius and all the dreadful memories of what he did to Reeva.
‘But what with her murder and then losing Barry and now mum having a stroke it seems like everything is conspiring against us while Pistorius is out there free and healthy.’
Simone also revealed that her mother is currently in a public hospital as she does not have health insurance, but friends have launched a fundraiser to get her into a private hospital.
Paralympian Pistorius was released on parole last year after serving nine years behind bars for the murder of Reeva.
The Blade Runner, a nickname given to Pistorius due to his prosthetic legs, is now keeping a low profile at his uncle’s plush multi-million pound home in Pretoria.
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