Oscar Pistorius accused of 'sinister' approach to Kim Myers during trial adjournment.Reuters
Oscar Pistorius loomed over a woman and whispered to her in a "sinister" tone: "how do you sleep at night?" at his murder trial, it has been alleged.
Murder-accused track star Pistorius reportedly said it to a friend of Reeva Steenkamp during a break in proceedings, in what was branded a "very disturbing" incident by her lawyer.
Kim Myers claimed she was approached by the runner and he could yet be investigated for intimidation as a result, according to reports from South Africa.
Myers was a friend of Steenkamp and the sister of Gina Myers, who was best friends with the model gunned down by Pistorius in a hail of bullets on Valentine's Day last year.
Her family lawyer, Ian Levitt, said: "My client Kim Myers was approached by Oscar Pistorius in court today and, in a very sinister tone, was asked: "how do you sleep at night?"
"My client views this unwelcome approach as extremely disturbing and I have been in contact with the national prosecuting authority."
Lawyers for the Paralympian and Olympian denied the contact between Pistorius and Myers ever happened. Brian Webber said: "I'm not even going to dignify that with a comment. It's grossly untrue. He never said anything of the sort."
Following that, Levitt responded by accusing Pistorius of "lying". He told reporters Myers had been approached "in the presence of some witnesses, so his denial is obviously a lie".
Steenkamp stayed occasionally with the Myers' family in Johannesburg when Pistorius and she began dating. Kim Myers' father Cecil has spoken previously about having a negative impression of the disabled runner based upon his "hasty, impatient and very moody" behaviour.
Pistorius' alleged conact with Kim Myers came on the day after proceedings resumed at North Gauteng High Court. It began in unusual fashion with a religious group calling on Judge Thokozile Masipa to not jail Pistorius for killing Steenkamp – because he was "controlled by Satan" when he did it.
Pistorius denies premeditated murder and claims he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside his luxury home on the outskirts of Pretoria. The prosecution alleges he killed her following an argument between the couple.
Pistorius also faces charges of illegally firing a gun in public and of illegally possessing ammunition, both of which he denies.
The trial continues.
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