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Oscar Pistorius murder trial resumes after psychiatric tests
The Oscar Pistorius case resumes on Monday after a month of psychiatric tests. He is expected to be declared fit to stand trial for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, writes Debora Patta.
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Oscar Pistorius to have psychiatric tests
Oscar Pistorius will undergo evaluation for mental illness, a South African court orders. The double-amputee athlete is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Oscar Pistorius murder trial: most dramatic moments so far
As the Oscar Pistorius murder trial resumes in Pretoria, Channel 4 News charts the twists and turns and looks at how the disabled sports star’s case fares under the weight of evidence so far.
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Oscar Pistorius murder trial: the unanswered questions
Oscar Pistorius is back in the dock after a two-week break at his murder trial. Channel 4 News brings you up to date with the questions yet to be answered.
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Oscar Pistorius trial: ‘You armed yourself to kill Reeva’
The prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius ends his five-day cross-examination of the double amputee, with a summary of how he shot Reeva Steenkamp, insisting he killed her deliberately.
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Oscar Pistorius admits ‘no reason’ to shoot
Gerrie “the bulldog” Nel accuses Oscar Pistorius of being a self-obsessed bully who blamed Reeva for any problems and forces Pistorius to admit that he had no reason to shoot.
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Oscar Pistorius: ‘I will try not to lie’
Oscar Pistorius: “I made a mistake.” Chief Prosecutor: “You killed a person, didn’t you?” The cross-examination begins, with Gerrie Nel, nick-named “the bulldog”, in fighting form.
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Oscar Pistorius: ‘I was trying to protect Reeva’
Oscar Pistorius tells a South African court that he never wants to handle a firearm again and he suffers from nightmares, as he takes the stand in his trial for the alleged murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
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Oscar Pistorius and Reeva ‘a loving couple’
Oscar Pistorius and his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp were a “loving couple”, the athlete’s murder trial hears. Debora Patta updates on the latest from the court in Pretoria.
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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.
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Oscar Pistorius trial: five key questions for the judge
Does Oscar Pistorius scream like a girl? Was he arguing with Reeva Steenkamp before the shooting? And can a cricket bat sound like a gun? Just some of the key questions for Judge Thokozile Masipa.
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Oscar Pistorius ‘on stumps’ when smashing down door
The door and bat from the scene of the killing are brought to court, as police argue Pistorius was not wearing his prosthetic legs when he broke down the door to reach his girlfriend, as he claims.
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Oscar Pistorius ‘fired gun, I asked if he was f****** mad’
Darren Fresco, a friend of Oscar Pistorius, tells court the athlete fired a shot out of a car sunroof while he was driving, because he was angry at a police officer handling his gun.
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Oscar Pistorius murder trial: the main players
South Africa’s biggest trial since apartheid puts a celebrity sportstar in the dock for the murder of his model girlfriend. But the cream of the country’s legal system are also in the spotlight.
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Oscar Pistorius: witness heard ‘blood curdling screams’
The first witness called to give evidence at Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial describes hearing “petrified screams” on the Valentine’s evening that Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead.