Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is standing in court with his head bowed and surrounded by photographers as he is set to be formally charged with killing his girlfriend.
Sky's Alex Crawford said that Pistorius appeared to be praying with his brother and sister before the proceedings started.
The three siblings held hands in a small circle, and at one point Pistorius wiped his face with a tissue.
She added that there was a tension in the room with relatives and friends of Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp sitting alongside each other.
Police in Pretoria have told Sky News they now have "everything they need" to present the case against him in court.
The 26-year-old double amputee is accused of killing Ms Steenkamp, who would have turned 30 today, in a shooting incident at Pistorius' home in February.
Prosecutors say Pistorius will be indicted on a main charge of premeditated murder.
Ms Steenkamp was shot dead at Pistorius' home in February Pistorius denies he committed murder and says he shot Ms Steenkamp by mistake, thinking she was an intruder.
His trial will start on March 3 next year, and continue through to March 20.
The indictment papers served on Pistorius by the state mean the case will be sent to the High Court in Pretoria.
A judge will preside over the trial and ultimately pronounce the world-famous athlete innocent or guilty. South Africa does not have trial by jury.
The mandatory sentence for someone convicted of premeditated murder in South Africa is life with a minimum of 25 years in prison.
Prosecutors have told The Associated Press that it is "possible" that additional charges could be added to the indictment.
But they declined to comment on South African media reports that Pistorius would face two other charges relating to recklessly discharging a firearm in a public place in two separate incidents.
The incidents - reportedly when Pistorius shot a gun out of the sunroof of a moving car and let one off accidentally in a restaurant - would seemingly show the prosecution's attempt to paint Pistorius as trigger-happy.
Meanwhile, Ms Steenkamp's uncle has said he has already forgiven Pistorius for killing her.
Mike Steenkamp said the family have coped with her death by concentrating on her life rather than how she died.
In an interview on ITV's Daybreak, Mr Steenkamp said: "I think from the beginning and onset that we decided that we could never be sidetracked from Reeva's life, and I think that's helped us tremendously."
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