Reeva Steenkamp’s mother issues chilling ‘red flag’ warning to Oscar Pistorius’s new lookalike girlfriend and insists he still has ‘anger issues’ 11 years after he murdered South African model
Reeva Steenkamp’s mother has warned Oscar Pistorius’ new girlfriend that the disgraced Paralympian is still a ‘danger to women’.
Pistorius, 38, is said to have found new love just months after being paroled from prison after serving nine years for the murder of his girlfriend at his South African home in 2013.
The double amputee dubbed ‘Blade Runner’ because of the prosthetics he used to compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games murdered Reeva in his bathroom.
He still insists he accidentally killed the 29-year-old law graduate and model and has now found a new partner who looks uncannily like his ex.
Sources close to the former athlete say he has entered into a romantic relationship with Rita Greyling, a business management consultant from Wakkerstroom in Mpumulanga.
When Reeva’s mother June heard the news, she warned the 33-year-old that her new boyfriend “still has an anger problem.”
Speak with The sunsaid the 78-year-old: ‘I don’t understand how she doesn’t see a red flag about him because he hasn’t lost his temper.
‘He had to manage his anger when he was in prison, and at one point I stopped him from coming out because I was annoyed that he wasn’t getting treatment.’
Pistorius, 38, is said to have found new love just months after being paroled from a tough prison after serving nine years for the murder of his girlfriend at his South African home in 2013.
He still insists he accidentally killed Reeva Steenkamp (left) and has now found a new partner who looks uncannily like his ex (right)
When Reeva’s mother June heard the news, Rita Greyling warned that her new boyfriend “still has an anger problem.”
Pistorius claimed he woke up in the early hours to think a burglar was breaking in, without his girlfriend Reeva in the toilet.
He fired repeatedly through the door, killing her instantly with special ‘dum dum’ bullets, but Reeva’s family has always maintained it was intentional.
The horrific shooting on Valentine’s Day 2013 shocked the world and led to him being jailed for manslaughter, which was later upgraded to murder.
Pistorius found himself in the middle of a media storm when he was released on parole on January 5, 2024, and has fallen in love again since returning to the normal world.
Sources close to the couple have confirmed to Netwerk24 that Pistorius and Greyling are in a romantic relationship, although details are being kept strictly private.
June, who founded the Reeva Steenkamp Foundation Against The Abuse of Women and Children, said it was “painful” to see her daughter’s killer in a relationship again, adding that she was “worried” for her.
New love Rita’s family also made headlines when her brother Ghini was involved in a devastating incident at Henbase Lodge, Morgenzon in late 2022.
In November, Willem Kruger, 29, drowned during a party and police in December 2023 said his death had been shifted from an accident to a murder investigation.
South African model Reeva Steenkamp was murdered more than ten years ago by ex-Paralympian Pistorius. In the photo 2012
Oscar Pistorius leaves the Department of Correctional Services office on April 22, 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa
New love Rita’s family also made headlines when her brother Ghini was involved in a devastating incident at Henbase Lodge, Morgenzon in late 2022.
Friends said the tragedies surrounding both the Pistorius and Greyling families brought them together
The attractive Rita has a successful career as a business management consultant and Pistorius tries to rebuild his life after being released into the care of his wealthy uncle
A source close to Pistorius said: ‘He is trying to rebuild his life quietly, avoiding bars, restaurants and the general public and flying under the radar.
Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius is said to have found new love with a beautiful blonde, just months after being paroled from a tough prison. Rita is in the photo
Pistorius’ new romance with Rita (photo) comes more than ten years after the horrific shooting on Valentine’s Day
Pistorius was granted parole and released on January 5, 2024. Pictured in 2012 with Reeva
Friends said the tragedies surrounding the Pistorius and Greyling families brought them together and their reported romance marks a new start for both.
Rita has a successful career as a business management consultant and Pistorius tries to rebuild his life after being released into the care of his wealthy uncle.
A source close to Pistorius said: ‘He is trying to rebuild his life quietly, avoiding bars, restaurants and the general public and flying under the radar.
‘He is slowly trying to reintegrate into society, but that is done through families that his family has had a close relationship with for decades, and that is going slowly.
“The word that has been on the street for three months now is that he is dating again,” she said.
Pistorius lives in a cottage on the grounds of his multimillionaire uncle Arnold’s gated mansion and volunteers at a nearby Dutch Reformed church.
His sentence ends in 2029 and, while on parole, he is subject to checks by the Department of Corrections at any time of the day to monitor his residence test for alcohol and drugs.
He is not allowed to leave the immediate area without informing the local police and is not allowed to take a firearm or make any contact with Reeva Steenkamp’s mother or sister.
Pistorius is said to be struggling to find work with friends saying employers view him as ‘toxic’, so volunteers at the church are used by his family to clean and sweep.