Reeva Steenkamp's skull was crushed by a cricket bat wielded by Oscar Pistorius , her grieving relatives were told by police, according to a new report in The Daily Mail.

Injuries consistent with being hit with the bat, were also seen on Reeva's head when her family viewed her remains prior to her cremation, The Mail reports a source said.

At his bail hearing, Pistorius' did concede that a blood-stained bat was found in his home but they claimed the athlete used it to break down the bathroom door after realizing he'd shot his girlfriend and not an intruder, and it became blood-spattered at the scene.