Oscar Pistorius apologized for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his initial statement Monday, as he took the stand for the first time in his murder trial in South Africa, and Breaking Celebrity News has the details for you.

"There hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven't thought about your family," the Olympian told Steenkamp's mother June, who showed no emotion at the double-amputee's concession. "I wake up every morning and you're the first people I think of, the first people I pray for ... I was simply trying to protect Reeva.