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Oscar left out evidence – state
Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius left out important evidence in his bail application and plea explanation, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Monday.
FILE PICTURE: Aimee, sister of paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, attends his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria, Tuesday, 8 April 2014. No media coverage except audio is allowed while Pistorius is testifying. Pistorius stands trial for the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013. Picture: Masi Losi/Pretoria News/Pool
He has been charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14 last year.
He shot her through a locked bathroom door, claiming to have mistaken her for an intruder.
Asked by prosecutor Gerrie Nel on Monday about the morning he shot Steenkamp, Pistorius said: “I heard the [toilet] door slamming.”
Nel: “There’s not a single word of that in your bail application or plea explanation. Why?”
Pistorius: “I’m not sure, my lady.”
Nel: “It’s because you invented it.”
Pistorius testified that the door to the toilet, which was inside the bathroom, slammed after he had shouted out to Steenkamp to call the police.
At this time, he was armed, on his stumps, and approaching the bathroom.
“It was after I screamed to Reeva,” Pistorius said.
Earlier, Pistorius broke down, telling the court that he also shouted out to what he thought was an intruder, telling them to “Get the f*** out” of his house.
– Sapa
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