Oscar Pistorius sends letter to parents of Reeva Steenkamp, who say 'we want the truth'

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius, have revealed the former athlete has written to them from prison, as he is now eligible for parole.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday morning, June and Barry Steenkamp described the "horror story" of their daughter's death and said they want to hear the truth about what happened to her.

"He showed no remorse, and we don’t believe the story," Reeva's mother said.

"We don’t believe the story that he gave. We don’t know how it came to that. We want the truth", she said.

Reeva Steenkamp was a 29-year-old model and paralegal from South Africa. On Valentine's Day in 2013, she was killed in a shooting at the Pretoria home of her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.

Pistorius, who competed as an Olympic and Paralympic sprinter at the time of his arrest, claimed her death was an "accident" and he had thought Reeva was an intruder.

Pistorius was convicted of manslaughter, but this was later upgraded to murder. In 2014, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but is now eligible for parole.

Pistorius - a double amputee who was known as the "blade-runner" in his days as a Paralympic athlete - could have to meet June and Barry Steenkamp as a condition of his parole.

Reeva's parents said they were "dumbfounded" at receiving the letter. They said they will not reveal the contents of the letter at this stage.

June Steenkamp told Good Morning Britain she wants Pistorius to complete his full sentence behind bars.

"He must serve whatever his full time, in my eyes, he still must pay for what he’s done. And that’s what we’re expecting", she said.

Reeva's mother, speaking live from South Africa said "sorry is not enough" for Pistorius to make up for Reeva's death.

"It’s not enough for losing her life...her future was ahead of her.

"Now she has no wedding, we have no grandchildren and she never would have her wedding dress.

"She had nothing. He took everything away from her and us and that is something that is important to me, the things that she would never have had", she said.

Barry Steenkamp, who worked as a horse-trainer in Cape Town, said he one day wants to meet "man-to-man" with Pistorius. Mr Steenkamp said his daughter's death took a toll on his health. He suffered a stroke in 2014 which left him unable to attend court.

Mr Steenkamp explained time hasn't made dealing with his daughter's death any easier.

“It doesn’t make it easier, it actually makes it more difficult and it’s just something that we have to go through again and what can you say? Actually, it’s awful," he said.