NATIONAL NEWS - June Steenkamp, mother of slain model Reeva Steenkamp, is “done” with Paralympian and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius – once and for all.

Steenkamp was reacting to Pistorius having exhausted all possibilities in his attempts to lower the 13-year jail time he was slapped with for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva, on that fateful Valentine’s Day five years ago.

He has constantly maintained he thought she was an intruder.

Pistorius’ last ditch attempt failed in the Constitutional Court this week, after the court ruled it did not have the jurisdiction to grant him leave to appeal.

This is now the end of the road for Pistorius, according to the National Prosecuting Authority, who were confident Pistorius’ attempt would not succeed.

With the constant and extensive international attention drawn to Pistorius’ court appearances – for Steenkamp and her husband Barry, it is now about moving forward while raising awareness around women abuse.

“I am not interested in Oscar Pistorius, I am finished with that!” Steenkamp told The Citizen yesterday, “It’s up to the justice system now – I have no interest whatsoever in him. He is not important to me anymore. It has been five years and I have had enough now.”

Read more on the Caxton publication, The Citizen.