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Reeva Steenkamp, the model and law school graduate who was shot dead by her boyfriend, Olympian Oscar Pistorius, on Valentine’s Day, was laid to rest in funeral services Tuesday.

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A hearse took Steenkamp’s body to the Victoria Park crematorium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa for a private funeral attended by more than 100 relatives and friends.

Friends and family walked up the path to the crematorium holding hands and carrying flowers. After the hour-long ceremony, relatives stood outside and friends paid their condolences, hugging Steenkamp’s parents.

“It was a total shock. It is only sinking in right now,” said Bongiwe Gaxamba, 29, a former classmate, wearing the blue blazer with yellow stripes from their high school.

Adam Steenkamp, Reeva’s brother, spoke to reporters after the service.

“There’s a space missing inside all the people that she knew,” he said.

“Everyone is sad understandably, but at certain points we were smiling whilst remembering Reeva because we only have good memories of her,” he added.

Steenkamp’s mother, June, said in an interview that her daughter was “the most beautiful person who ever lived.”

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“Why my little girl?” she said.

“All we have is this horrendous death to deal with … to get to grips with,” she added. “All we want are answers … answers as to why this had to happen, why our beautiful daughter had to die like this.”

We are keeping the Steenkamp’s family and friends in our thoughts and prayers. May she rest in perfect peace.

SOURCE: NBC