that s word today from the family of oscar pistorius, known as the blade runner. and you remember pistorius is charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. we are learning more about her from some newly released photos. here s our robyn kurnow. it was on the beaches of this south african seaside town that a young law student aspired to be a model posing for these amateur snapshots. that young want-to-be model was young reeva steenkamp. just a few years later she had transformed herself into a cover girl. she might have looked different. but she didn t change inside said her student friend carrie smith who took those pictures on the beach about eight years ago. if anything that s reeva in her natural beauty. not a stitch of makeup on. hair blowing in the wind with the sea behind her, sun setting
it s unthinkable. his life will never be the same again. that s with no doubt. he won t be the same again. he will have to cope with it somehow. okay. and you know what? reeva steenkamp s family also have come out and spoken today. they said in an interview that they were really, really upset. that they weren t able to warn her. there was a sense that they were also really sad. they kept on thinking about what she must have felt like in that bathroom, how scared she was. her mother saying repeatedly he shot her until she was dead. i want to know why. a question i suppose any mother will want to ask. and the legal process is going to be a long one. that s for sure. robyn, thanks so much for your reporting on this throughout. robyn, i know you re not well, go rest your voice. we ll be watching. this is unbelievable. it s very riveting on all sides. tragic. still to come here on around the world, he s accused of killing a british soldier in broad daylight. now he s in court.
florida. todashev, who knew tamerlan as well. we just got these pictures in to cnn. bloody crime scene photos from the scene where oscar pistorius shot his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, on valentine s day. joining us from johannesburg, south africa, is robyn kurnow. describe the photos to us. reporter: the key photograph is that bloodied bathroom in which reeva steenkamp shot. blood on the floor, blood on the toilet seat. key is the door. you remember oscar pistorius shot his girlfriend through a closed door, markers indicating where the bullet holes went through. that s key, forensics, ballistics will be able to determine at what height. what trajectory the bullets went
bloody crime scene where olympian oscar pistorius shot his girlfriend a few months ago. they show that blood spattered bathroom in which reeva steenkamp was shot. that runner who s been charged with murder now does admit he shot and killed her, but he says it was an accident. he says he mistook her for a burglar. joining us now from johannesburg, south africa, cnn s robyn kurnow. can you explain what we re seeing in the photo? this is essentially the center of the investigation for the state. what you re looking at is the very place where oscar pistorius shot dead reeva steenkamp. you see pools of blood on the floor of this bathroom. more crucially i think in terms of evidence you see the markers of where the bullet holes went through that closed door. and of course that will indicate to investigators whether or not oscar pistorius had his
girlfriend on valentine s day, you might recall. yeah, today, some photographs of the blood-covered bathroom where reeva steenkamp was shot appeared on south african television and some websites. the pictures reportedly were leaked. no word on who leaked them or even if they are official police evidence pictures. pistorius is out on bail. he is awaiting trial. our robyn kurnow, she is met him. she has talked to him. he s not giving recorded interviews, but she did speak to his family and others who are standing by him. this was reeva steenkamp modeling for the cover of a south african magazine. she was not just a swimsuit model, she was a law school graduate too. and oscar pistorius s girlfriend. early on valentine s day he shot her dead. he says it was a tragic accident. that he mistook her for a