Oscar Pistorius' sister has left in tears from his sentencing hearing after a self-confessed hitman was accused of mouthing obscenities at her.
Aimee Pistorius complained of feeling "very intimidated" by the presence of Mikey Schultz in the public gallery of the Pretoria court where the athlete is due to learn his fate, Sky's Alex Crawford reports.
She had to be led away "shaking and sobbing" as the court broke up for lunch.
"According to one member of the Pistorius' family, Mikey Schultz mouthed some nasty obscenities to her. Aimee dissolved in absolute tears," Crawford said.
Schultz, who was seen leaving the court with other men, told Crawford outside that he had not threatened anyone.
Shaking his head, he said: "I walked into the courtroom, sat down and we came out for recess - that's all that's happened."
The former boxer confessed to the killing of businessman Brett Kebble in 2005 but avoided prosecution as part of a deal to testify against the man accused of masterminding it.
Earlier in the court, Reeva Steenkamp's cousin told the sentencing hearing that Pistorius "needs to pay for what he has done".
Kim Martin told the High Court in Pretoria "everybody has suffered" since the athlete shot dead his girlfriend on Valentine's Day 2013.
Making a clear appeal for Pistorius to be jailed, she said: "I feel Mr Pistorius needs to pay for what he's done for taking Reeva's life, for what he's done to my uncle and to my aunt [Ms Steenkamp's parents], what he's done to the rest of my family but also what he's done to his family."
Pistorius makes her "very fearful" but Ms Steenkamp's family is not looking for revenge, Ms Martin added.
Pistorius, 27, could face a fine and a suspended jail sentence or up to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of culpable homicide, the equivalent of manslaughter in the UK.
He was acquitted of murder last month after he said he had mistaken Ms Steenkamp, 29, for an intruder in his home.
Ms Martin, who was the first prosecution witness at the sentencing hearing, was completing her evidence to the court after speaking on Wednesday for the first time about how the death of the model and law graduate affected her family.
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Gallery: Reeva Steenkamp Life In Pictures
Reeva Steenkamp, 29, was born in Cape Town and grew up in Port Elizabeth. She went to a convent school and studied law. She was a keen horse rider until she broke her back.
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She moved to Johannesburg from Cape Town to model for Avon cosmetics. In 2012, Reeva was voted number 45 in the South African FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.
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She featured as a celebrity contestant on BBC Lifestyle show Baking Made Easy in 2012.
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Her former fashion editor, Barbara Robertson, described the model as being "sweet, and down-to-earth" with the "it factor". She compared her to an "early Kate Moss".
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The model was a keen Twitter user, and had more than 34,000 followers. She used the site to promote women's rights and empowerment.
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Reeva Steenkamp on the set of reality TV show Tropika Island of Treasure (Pic: Stimulii)
Earlier, another witness, Zacharia Modise, the acting national director for South Africa's prison service, insisted that the service was able to accommodate disabled prisoners, such as double amputee Pistorius if he got a custodial sentence.
Asked by Pistorius' defence lawyer Barry Roux whether his client would be kept in the hospital section of prison, Mr Modise said that would be decided only after an assessment of his needs once he arrived in prison.
Pressed by Mr Roux, Mr Modise indicated that the assessment would find that Pistorius' disability meant he should serve any jail sentence in a hospital wing - rather than be kept with other inmates in the main section of the prison.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said this week that anything but a prison sentence for the athlete would be "shockingly inappropriate".
Both sides have agreed there will be no further witnesses and the hearing is due to resume for a fifth day on Friday with closing arguments.
Judge Thokozile Masipa is not expected to be able to deliver a sentence by the end of the week, so the court may not resume until 10 November - although there is some suggestion she may be able to set aside time next Tuesday.
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