Forensic investigator takes the stand – Oscar Trial
A senior police officer at the forensic science laboratory took the stand during Oscar Pistorius's murder trial in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Oscar Pistorius’s lawyer Barry Roux, speaks at the start of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (Themba Hadebe, POOL)
Lt-Col Johannes Vermeulen is the commander of the material analysis sub-section, he said to questions from prosecutor Gerrie Nel.
He was expected to testify about the cricket bat Pistorius used to bash open the door of his toilet, and about the door itself, through which he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
He told the court he had more than 29 years of experience in scientific analysis and had completed almost 1400 forensic investigations.
Pistorius is accused of the murder of model and law graduate Steenkamp on February 14 last year. He is also charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, and two counts of discharging a firearm in public.
He allegedly fired a shot from a Glock pistol under a table at Tasha’s in January 2013.
On September 30, 2012 he allegedly shot through the open sunroof of a car with his 9mm pistol while driving with friends in Modderfontein.
– Sapa
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