Oscar Pistorius pleads not guilty to murder
The much-anticipated trial of Oscar Pistorius begins with the Olympic star denying murdering, or arguing with, his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Summary so far:
- Oscar Pistorius has pleaded not guilty to the “intentional” killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
- The first witness described hearing a woman’s “blood-curdling” screams followed by four gunshots. Michell Burger told court: “The evening was extremely traumatic. The fear in that woman’s voice was difficult to explain.”
- The Paralympian accused the prosecution of attempting a character assassination, and denied that he and Steenkamp had been arguing.
- The trial started late, reportedly because the Afrikaans interpreter was called in at short notice, and was “overwhelmed” by the case. She burst into tears before leaving court.
Read more on day one of the Oscar Pistorius trial: witness describes hearing “blood curdling screams”
#OscarPistorius pleads not guilty to murdering Reeva Steenkamp as her mother June looks on – she has never met Pistorius
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) March 3, 2014
#c4news #OscarPistorius his opening deposition admits unlawful possession of weapon but not the wider counts
— alex thomson (@alextomo) March 3, 2014
#OscaPistorius dramatic testimony – neighbour says she woke to hear a woman screaming
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) March 3, 2014
#OscarPistorious to summarize neighbour – she heard a woman and a man screaming and then a woman screaming followed by shots
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) March 3, 2014
#OscarPistorius neighbours house 177m – just under 600 feet away
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) March 3, 2014
#c4news #OscarPistorius MB says when she heard the news the next day she felt ‘this is not what we heard’ during the night
— alex thomson (@alextomo) March 3, 2014
#c4news #OscarPistorius he denies ‘in the strongest possible terms’ that he and RS had an y argument prior to the shootings
— alex thomson (@alextomo) March 3, 2014