Pretoria: The family of Reeva Steenkamp has welcomed the decision to block the release of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a five-year prison sentence for her murder.


Reeva Steenkamp 

Jacqui Mofokeng, a member of a women's advocacy group, said yesterday that Reeva's mother June told her it was the "best day ever for Reeva" when news broke that Pistorius would not be released as expected on Friday after just 10 months behind bars.