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SO MUCH PROMISE, NOW SO MUCHPAIN

‘DEEP IN HER HEART SHE KNEW THEIR RELATIONSHIP DIDN’T MAKE EITHER OF THEM HAPPY’

IT’S 19 AUGUST 1983 and a couple have just welcomed a daughter into the world – a baby they dared to dream they’d have.

Barry and June Steenkamp already have a child each from their previous marriages – a daughter, Simone, for June and a son, Adam, for Barry. They thought they might have left it a bit late for another baby but here she is, a healthy little girl they’ve already decided to call Rebecca.

But after Barry sees his daughter, he has another suggestion for a name: Reeva. It means “to bind

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