17 Mar 2014

Oscar Pistorius trial enters third week – latest updates

The trial of Oscar Pistorius enters its third week: the Paralympic star denies murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Watch the latest video from the trial.

Day 11 summary:

  • Police photographer Bennie van Staden shows a photo of blood stains above the left hand side of the headboard in the bedroom.
  • Mr van Staden also testified that Pistorius had a thorough knowledge of laws detailing when someone can draw a gun on an intruder.
  • Firearms trainer told court that Pistorius had placed an order for at least six more guns. It emerged that the accused admitted going into “combat mode” in 2012, when he thought an intruder was in his home in 2012 – it turned out that it was a washing machine.

Read more: key moments from the first two weeks of the trial

Oscar Pistorius murder trial – Twitter livestream