Killer tells Oscar’s sister: ‘F**k you’

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin has told the court a milder sentence for Oscar Pistorius would not 'fit the crime'.

OSCAR Pistorius stormed out of his sentencing hearing after a self-confessed killer at court allegedly mouthed the words "f**k you" to his sister, who started crying.

As the court adjourned for lunch yesterday a scuffle broke out between the Pistorius family and a self-confessed hitman, Mikey Schultz. The hitman reportedly entered court and sat in the area designated for Pistorius' family members and then swore at his sister Aimee, saying "f... you". Ms Pistorius was in tears, security intervened and all parties were called to the Judges chambers.

Later Schultz told reporters outside the court that he had not said a word to Aimee Pistorius.

It came as it was revealed that Pistorius desperately wants to meet and privately apologise to Reeva Steenkamp's family.

The family however want him to pay for what he has done and go to jail for his crime.

"Mr Pistorius needs to pay for what he has done," Reeva Steenkamp's cousin, Kim Martin, yesterday told the Judge who will decide the Blade Runner's fate and whether he goes to jail or stays in the community.

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In tears, the sister of South African paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, Aimee, sits next to her aunt Lois. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

The plea for Pistorius to pay for his crime and revelation of the apology offer came as a scuffle broke out in the courtroom as it adjourned for lunch with a self-confessed hitman allegedly swearing at Pistorius' sister Aimee, who broke down in tears and security intervened.

Then after lunch, Prosecutor Gerrie Nel abruptly announced he would not call anymore witnesses, despite having earlier said he needed a longer-than-normal lunch break in order to consult with his next two witnesses.

No explanation was given for the abrupt halt to the case. It is understood that the State had intended calling Trish Taylor, the mother of Pistorius' former girlfriend Samantha Taylor, who has already said that during her daughter's tumultuous relationship with Pistorius she had advised him to undergo counselling.

And Jared Mortimer, a man with whom Pistorius recently had an altercation with in a Johannesburg nightclub, is also believed to have been slated to appear. Both had been at the court. But Mr Nel after the lunch adjournment said: "I won't be calling anymore witnesses."

Both sides indicated they will conclude their closing address by the end of Friday but no indication of sentence date was publicly given. It is rumoured that the Judge will sentence Pistorius on Tuesday next week.

The offer of a private meeting between the Blade Runner and Reeva's parents Barry and June Steenkamp was made yesterday on day four of Pistorius' sentence hearing.

Pistorius' lawyer Barry Roux asked Ms Martin if she was aware that very shortly after shooting Ms Steenkamp dead last year, Pistorius had written letters to her parents "where he sincerely apologised and dealt with a lot of emotional issues".

But he was advised by his legal team not to hand them over at the time.

Ms Martin was not aware of this. She concluded her emotional evidence, about the devastating effect of Ms Steenkamp's death on her family, by saying that she rejects Pistorius' courtroom apology for the crime and that he must pay for what he has done.

Her family was not seeking revenge, she said.

Asked how she felt about Pistorius now, Ms Martin said she was fearful of him and had tried really hard to put him out of her mind.

"We've even made a point of not mentioning his name in my house because I don't want to spend any energy thinking about him. That is not easy for me ... I really believe that Mr Pistorius needs to pay for what he has done," Ms Martin said.

"I just feel that to take someone's life, to shoot somebody behind a toilet door that is unarmed and is harmless needs sufficient punishment ... I don't feel the suggested punishment fits the crime," Ms Martin said.

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Oscar Pistorius attends the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. Picture: AP Source: AP

Ms Martin, who is 12 years senior to Ms Steenkamp, gave tearful testimony on Wednesday about the devastating impact that the young law graduate and model's death has had on her parents and family.

The family was ruined by the shooting and it had impacted dreadfully on father Barry's health. He had suffered strokes since his daughter was killed.

Ms Martin was called as a witness by the State as part of its case of aggravation on sentencing of Pistorius. The State wants him jailed for the culpable homicide of Ms Steenkamp but the defence is fighting hard to keep him out of prison, given the court's finding that he did not intend to shoot his lover and instead believed he was firing at an intruder in his home that evening.

Happier times ... Oscar Pistorius and former girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Picture: AP Source: AP

Pistorius' lawyers have called two witnesses to testify that he should not be jailed and instead serve house arrest. One witness, from the Department of Correctional Services, suggested three years house arrest with the requirement to do 18 hours per month of community service, such as cleaning duties at a museum.

The State calls this a "shockingly inappropriate" sentence for shooting dead an innocent woman in a locked toilet cubicle.

A war of wards has erupted over defence witness claims that the South African prison system is overcrowded and rife with violence, crime, drugs and disease and could not adequately deal with a disabled person such as Pistorius, who has two prosthetic legs.

The acting National Commissioner for Correctional Services, Moleko Zac Modise, testified that if sent to prison, Pistorius would likely be sent to the hospital section of the jail, where there are 22 single cells. But he could not specify the types of illnesses suffered by prisoners in the hospital section or how many had tuberculosis.

Mr Modise was called to rebut the claims that the prison system could not humanely deal with Pistorius.

"There are facilities where we can incarcerate and accommodate the accused. We have facilities to cater for disabled."

"Absolutely My Lady, we would ensure that his human rights are respected," Mr Modise said, adding that South African prisons are among the best on the Continent and compare favourably with the UK and US. They deal daily with 128 disabled inmates and that contrary to defence evidence, the hospital section has showers with rails and baths.

Kgose Mampuru prison, formerly the Pretoria Central jail, where Pistorius would likely go if jailed, had about 7000 prisoners, with one resident doctor and about five psychologists.

Mother of Reeva, June Steenkamp. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images

Father of Reeva, Barry Steenkamp. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

A crying Oscar Pistorius, left, is comforted by his brother Carl Pistorius, as his defence lawyer, Barry Roux, right looks on during the third day of sentencing hearings in the high court in Pretoria. Picture: AP Source: AP

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