Steenkamp cousin testifies ahead of Pistorius sentencing

By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa – Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius did not give the “true version” during trial testimony of how he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa in 2013, a cousin of Steenkamp said Wednesday at the sentencing/hearing for the double-amputee paralympian. Oscar Pistorius trial. Inset (lower right): Reeva Steenkamp. Photo collage courtesy of mirror.co.uk   The cousin, Kim Martin, also criticized Pistorius for not testifying at the sentencing hearing but agreeing to an ITV television interview that will be broadcast after the hearing ends this week. “I think it’s very unfair to want to talk to the world about your version when you had the opportunity in court to do so,” Martin said under questioning from chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel. Pistorius, who was in court Wednesday, is currently under house arrest after initially serving one year of a five-year prison sentence for manslaughter for [...]