Pistorius 'beat Reeva Steenkamp with cricket bat before shooting her dead' - shocking new book claims

Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp

Denise Calnan

Oscar Pistorius beat his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with a cricket bat before shooting her dead, a book on the former Paralympian's murder conviction has claimed.

The book tells of how the 29-year-old athlete told his murder trial he bashed down the toilet door with the bloodied bat after shooting his girlfriend in his ensuite bathroom.