Content warning: This post deals with domestic violence and might be triggering for some readers.
June Steenkamp, her husband Barry, and their whole family have been through the sort of tragedy so many of us fear.
For 13 years, they have been navigating the murky waters of grief and loss after their daughter, Reeva, was murdered, while still desperately seeking justice.
Reeva was killed by her then-boyfriend, South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day in 2013. Pistorius killed Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, when he fired four times through the bathroom door of his high-security house.
Pistorius' trial was watched by millions around the globe – every minute of over 40 days in court broadcast live and amplified by social media.
Initially, Pistorius was found guilty of the lesser crime of culpable homicide. After another lengthy trial and several appeals, Pistorius was found guilty of murder and given a 13-year jail sentence in 2017.
State prosecutors accused him of deliberately killing Reeva in a fit of jealousy and anger. Pistorius denied the accusation, saying he was deeply in love with her and believed he was protecting her when he shot through the toilet door because he thought an intruder was hiding there.
But June doesn't believe this is the truth.
"It's a story that's been made up to save him. No one [a burglar/intruder] was in the toilet. It was Reeva in the toilet. And he knew," she tells Mamamia.