: No civil claim against Pistorius

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp won't pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and will pay back cash he gave them because they don't want his money.
This was revealed on Wednesday in a statement read out during the South African athlete's sentencing hearing.
Barry and June Steenkamp will pay back around $US10,000 ($A10,820) Pistorius gave them in monthly instalments for nearly two years to help with their living expenses, they said in a statement initially released through their lawyer.
Pistorius' chief defence lawyer, Barry Roux, later read the statement in court, and said Pistorius gave the parents the money "unconditionally" and didn't want it back.
Pistorius, 27, was found guilty last month of negligently killing his girlfriend.
He could face years in prison, although he could also receive a suspended jail term and a fine.
Revelations over payments made by the double-amputee Olympic runner to the parents of the woman he shot multiple times in his home on February 14, 2013 were made earlier during the hearing.
The chief prosecutor said the Steenkamps had turned down another settlement offer of $US34,000 from Pistorius - which came from the sale of his car - because they considered it "blood money".
"When the parents were made aware of this offer, they considered it carefully but decided, for various reasons, that they did not want any payment from Mr Pistorius," the statement from Steenkamp lawyer Dup de Bruyn said.
"This is also why we were instructed to advise that no civil claim would be instituted."
Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for acting negligently in Steenkamp's death when he shot her through a toilet cubicle door, but was acquitted of murder.
The money he gave her parents was first raised in a report by a social worker testifying for the defence, which is aiming to show that Pistorius has shown remorse for what he claims was a tragic accidental killing and shouldn't be sent to prison.