Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend had coffee with a former flame just days before her murder, drawing multiple phone calls from the track icon, according to a broadcast report last night.
Swimsuit model Reeva Steenkamp and one-time boyfriend Warren Lahoud met up for an innocent cup of joe two days before her shocking Valentine’s Day slaying, the 27-year-old vegetable exporter said.
Lahoud vividly recalled Pistorius checking up on Steenkamp, calling twice in 40 minutes,
“I said, ‘Is everything ok? I mean he’s phoned twice already, every 20 minutes,’ ” Lahoud told the BBC documentary “Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened?”
“I asked her that question. She said, ‘There’s nothing wrong.’”
Pistorius has been charged with Steenkamp’s murder and is free on bail. He fatally shot Steenkamp, who was killed while cowering in his Pretoria home.
The track star, who gained international fame by running in the 2012 London Olympics on prosthetic legs, said he believed he was shooting at an intruder.
Lahoud had previously dated Steenkamp for five years and they remained good friends. He’d even met Pistorius twice and the ex-boyfriend said they had no beefs.
Despite the Blade Runner’s multiple phone calls, Steenkamp wasn’t fazed, according to Lahoud.
“She didn’t seem unhappy,” he said. “She always said that she wouldn’t be with anybody who she felt unhappy with.”
The former flame said he’s still devastated by Steenkamp’s killing and fondly remembered her always-friendly demeanor.
“Reeva had a beautiful loving heart, she gave everything, and was friendly to everyone,” he said. “She really made you feel good and welcome.”
Lahoud said Steenkamp initiated the coffee meet-up, but insisted it was an innocent event.
“She contacted me and we met up for a quick coffee, and that was it,” he said. “We did [exchange text messages], to meet up the previous week.”