so I was desperately hoping he was cheating on her': Reeva's cousin tells of horrific moment she learned that she was dead

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin broke down in court today as she recalled the moment she heard the model had been shot dead by Oscar Pistorius.

In heart-wrenching testimony, Kim Martins told how she heard on the car radio that the athlete had killed his girlfriend, but desperately hoped it was someone else.

She said: 'The DJ came on and said "breaking news, not confirmed". He said "Oscar Pistorius".

'The minute he said his name, I jumped up in my seat and froze. The next words were "has allegedly shot his girlfriend."

'I remember saying "I hope to God he is cheating on Reeva".'

But when she saw Miss Steenkamp's distraught mother June, she knew it was her.

'For me it was the end of the world', she told the court, reducing many in the public gallery to tears. 

'It has ruined our whole family. We were all like, why, why, why Reeva? It was the worst worst experience I have ever been through'. 

Mrs Martins also admitted she was haunted by their last ever meeting - six weeks before her death - when Reeva mysteriously shrugged and said 'we need to talk' in response to a question about whether she was happy. 

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Too much to bear: Oscar Pistorius cowers in the dock as Reeva Steenkamp's cousin testifies how she first heard on a car radio that he had shot and killed the model, saying the death had 'ruined our whole family'

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Breakdown: A sobbing Pistorius is comforted by his defense lawyer, Barry Roux, as his sister Aimee looks on

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Reliving the pain: Miss Steenkamp's father Barry is consoled by his wife June during heart-wrenching by the model's cousin about their daughter's idyllic childhood years and tragic death