Reeva met ex days before shooting

Reeva Steenkamp meet for coffee with her ex-boyfriend of five years days before she was shot dead by Olympic star Oscar Pistorius. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

REEVA Steenkamp met with an ex-boyfriend just days before she was shot dead by Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, a new BBC documentary says.

Steenkamp had coffee with her ex Warren Lahoud, who the model dated for five years, the Sun reports. Lahoud said sprint star Pistorius called twice while the pair were catching up. Pistorius is facing murder charges for Steenkamp's death, but claims he mistook her for an intruder. Prosecutors believe he killed her intentionally after an argument.

"I said 'Is everything OK. I mean he's phoned twice already.' I asked her that question. She said 'There's nothing wrong.' Lahoud told the BBC documentary, set to air today.

"She seemed fine," said Lahoud, adding that they didn't really discuss their personal relationships.

"She didn't seem unhappy. She told me that she wouldn't be with anybody that she felt unhappy with, or she wouldn't allow herself to be with somebody like that."

Meanwhile, lawyers for Pistorius have filed an appeal in a South African court against bail restrictions imposed on the sprint star.

"The conditions appealed against are unwarranted and not substantiated by the facts," said the appeal, which was filed Friday in Pretoria, the South African capital, according to papers released by the Pistorius family.

Under the terms of his bail, Oscar Pistorius is banned from alcohol, foreign travel and is forbidden from returning to the home where the killing took place. Picture: AFP.

The appeal reflected the robust defense strategy of lawyers for Pistorius, who has been staying at his uncle Arnold's home in a Pretoria suburb since he was released on bail on February 22.

It is a delicate balance because the Pistorius family has also sought to keep a low profile, expressing sorrow for the death of Steenkamp on Valentine's Day.

The appeal was prepared by Ramsay Webber, a legal firm based in Johannesburg.

In the papers, lawyers for the double-amputee athlete argued against the requirement that he surrender all passports and travel documents, and refrain from applying for such documents pending the end of his case.

The lawyers said evidence presented at the athlete's bail hearing showed he is not a flight risk and should have the option of traveling outside South Africa as long as he has official permission.

The appeal also said there was "no basis in fact or in law" justifying terms under which Pistorius must be supervised by a probation officer and a correctional official.

Officials will visit Pistorius at his uncle's home at least four times a month, according to James Smalberger, chief deputy commissioner of the department of correctional services.

He's not under house arrest, but his movements need to be known to us so that we don't pitch there and he's not there," Smalberger said in an interview last month.

"We agree on 'free time' normally during the course of the day, and in the evening we expect him to be home."

The appeal against the bail conditions also objected to the requirement that Pistorius refrain from using alcohol or any banned substance, even though he had no intention of doing so.

"The mere use of any substance with alcohol in it will give rise to a transgression of the wide condition imposed," the appeal said.

In addition, the runner should be allowed access to the property at Silverwoods Country Estate where he shot Steenkamp, once the state completes its investigations there within a "reasonable time limit," according to Pistorius' legal camp.

"A blanket restriction on speaking to residents is unfair" and infringes on Pistorius' rights to consult people on the estate to prepare for his trial, the appeal said.

Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair had set bail at 1 million rand ($107,000). The 26-year-old track star was also ordered to turn in any guns he owns, and cannot leave the district of Pretoria without his probation officer's permission.

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