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By Citizen Reporter

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Oscar Pistorius escorted to dock

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius hugged his family and lawyers after arriving at the High Court in Pretoria at around 9am ahead of judgment in his murder trial.


Pistorius pushed his way through a media contingent outside the court after he arrived in a white SUV.

He embraced his aunt and shared a long hug with his brother Carl, who arrived earlier in a wheelchair.

Pistorius also hugged his lawyer Brian Webber and greeted the rest of his legal team.

The Steenkamp family just looked at him as he arrived in court. He greeted them, saying, “Morning,” and nodded his head slightly.

Pistorius was escorted to the dock, and bowed his head after taking his seat.

The mock-up toilet cubicle that had previously been in court was no longer there.

His sister Aimee arrived later in court, wearing a black skirt and jacket.

Pistorius’s uncle Arnold was also in court, with a serious look on his face.

Steenkamp’s uncle Michael Steenkamp was also in attendence.

Judge Thokozile Masipa was expected to start handing down judgment in the case at 9.30am.

Pistorius said he thought an intruder was behind the door of the toilet in his Pretoria home when he shot through it. He fired four times, killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14, 2013.

The State says the murder was premeditated.

When the trial started on March 3, Pistorius pleaded not guilty to the murder charge, and to three firearm-related charges.

Sapa

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