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The Oscar trial day 16: Top five things you need to know
JOBURG - Here is a recap of what happened in court today when the Oscar Pistorius trial resumed at the North Gauteng High Court.
- Pistorius was put in the stand to provide his account on the events of what happened on Valentine’s Day 2013.
- He started by tearfully apologising to Reeva Steenkamp’s family. During the apology he stated, “I was simply trying to protect Reeva.”
- He also told the court that he was “scared to sleep” and suffered from “terrible nightmares” and often woke up “smelling blood”.
- TV camera crews in the court had been asked not to show Pistorius as he gave evidence from the witness box.
- Professor Jan Botha, a pathologist, gave evidence in court, suggesting that it was “highly unlikely” that Steenkamp would have been able to call out between the shots that finally killed her.
