Oscar Pistorius back in court for day four of sentencing hearing

Oscar Pistorius arrives at North Gauteng High Court for day three of sentencing

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin has told Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing that the athlete 'needs to pay for what he has done'.

Speaking on day four of the hearing at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, Kim Martin said 'everybody has suffered' since the Paralympian shot dead his 29-year-old girlfriend on February 14, 2013.
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, what he's done to the rest of my family but also what he has 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 receive 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 after he said he had mistaken Ms Steenkamp for an intruder in his home.
Ms Martin, the first prosecution witness of the day, was completing her evidence to the court after speaking on Wednesday for the first time on how the death of the model and law graduate affected her family.
The next witness to give evidence was Zacharira Modise, acting national director for the Correctional Services, who was asked about the ability of the prison service to accommodate double amputee Pistorius.
He said that although some prisons are 'very old', every region has a 'facility where we are able to cater for people with disabilities.
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.
Mr Roux asked Modise about reports that threats had been made against the athlete by inmates, but Modise said he was not aware of any threats.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who began the day wishing Judge Thokozile Masipa a happy birthday, said earlier in the sentencing hearing that anything but a prison sentence for the athlete would be 'shockingly inappropriate'.
The hearing is expected to continue to a fifth day on Friday. If Judge Masipa is unable to deliver a sentence by the end of the day, the court will not resume again until November 10.
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