Kim Martin, Reeva Steenkamp's cousin, finished her evidence in aggravation of sentence by telling the Pretoria High Court that she was fearful of Oscar Pistorius and that he should be punished for what he had done to her family. A prison sentence would be appropriate, she said.
During cross-examination by Pistorius’s lawyer advocate Barry Roux, Modise said that he was not aware of any threats made by gang members against Pistorius, as reported in some newspapers earlier this year.
He also responded to allegations of torture in prisons made by The Wits Justice Project during portfolio committee hearings in parliament earlier this week by branding the organisation as one headed by journalists who would go out of their way to report anything negative.
Towards the end of Modise's testimony, bouncer and former Brett Kebble murder accused Mikey Schultz arrived in court and sat next to Pistorius’s sister Aimee and her family, causing Aimee to burst into tears.
After prosecutor Gerrie Nel was granted an adjournment to prepare for his last witness, there was agitation among members of the Pistorius family as Schultz left the court room in the company of former soccer player Marc Batchelor and Justin Mortimer, the man involved in a nightclub altercation with the Blade Runner in Sandton in July.
Aimee told members of the media sitting behind her that Schultz had mouthed the words "f***k you" to her while sitting in the gallery.
It remains to be seen whether Roux will raise the question of intimidation when court resumes at 2pm today.
It is not known who Nel will call to the witness stand next, but it seems that he and Roux have agreed that following this evidence, they will be ready to make closing arguments with regards to sentencing.
Oscar's sister tells media Schultz insulted her in court
Kim Martin, Reeva Steenkamp's cousin, finished her evidence in aggravation of sentence by telling the Pretoria High Court that she was fearful of Oscar Pistorius and that he should be punished for what he had done to her family. A prison sentence would be appropriate, she said.
During cross-examination by Pistorius’s lawyer advocate Barry Roux, Modise said that he was not aware of any threats made by gang members against Pistorius, as reported in some newspapers earlier this year.
He also responded to allegations of torture in prisons made by The Wits Justice Project during portfolio committee hearings in parliament earlier this week by branding the organisation as one headed by journalists who would go out of their way to report anything negative.
Towards the end of Modise's testimony, bouncer and former Brett Kebble murder accused Mikey Schultz arrived in court and sat next to Pistorius’s sister Aimee and her family, causing Aimee to burst into tears.
After prosecutor Gerrie Nel was granted an adjournment to prepare for his last witness, there was agitation among members of the Pistorius family as Schultz left the court room in the company of former soccer player Marc Batchelor and Justin Mortimer, the man involved in a nightclub altercation with the Blade Runner in Sandton in July.
Aimee told members of the media sitting behind her that Schultz had mouthed the words "f***k you" to her while sitting in the gallery.
It remains to be seen whether Roux will raise the question of intimidation when court resumes at 2pm today.
It is not known who Nel will call to the witness stand next, but it seems that he and Roux have agreed that following this evidence, they will be ready to make closing arguments with regards to sentencing.
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