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Pistorius ‘knew Reeva was behind toilet door’ when he fired
In another tough day of cross-examination, Gerrie Nel – “the bulldog” – claims Oscar Pistorius knew Reeva Steenkamp was behind the toilet door when he shot her dead on Valentine’s Day last year.
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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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‘You killed Reeva Steenkamp’: Pistorius grilled in court
The chief prosecutor pulls no punches, forcing Oscar Pistorius to take responsibility for killing Reeva Steenkamp and to look at photos of her bloodied head, as the feisty cross-examination begins.
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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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Pistorius cries in court: ‘she wasn’t breathing’
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa’s “blade runner”, breaks down in court as he describes the moments he beat through his toilet door with a cricket bat and saw Reeva Steenkamp’s body.
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Pistorius: ‘Before I knew it, I had fired four shots’
Oscar Pistorius breaks down in court, sobbing uncontrollably, as he recalls “the moment everything changed” – when he fired four shots through the toilet door, killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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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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Make-or-break for Pistorius as he testifies in court
Oscar Pistorius has taken the stand in the Reeva Steenkamp murder trial. How he performs will either make or break the case for him. Debora Patta takes stock of events in court so far.
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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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Pistorius v his neighbours – clickable graphic
Three weeks in, the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has already heard key evidence from prosecution witnesses. Check out our interactive graphic to compare Pistorius’s account with his neighbours’.
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Reeva to Pistorius: ‘I’m scared of you…how you snap at me’
Private text messages between Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp are read out in court, revealing that the athlete could be jealous and short-tempered.
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Pistorius to sell luxury home where he killed Reeva
Oscar Pistorius says he is selling his Pretoria home where he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, to cover the cost of his lawyers.
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Pistorius trial: defence ‘ridiculed’ witness
Oscar Pistorius’s Defence Lawyer Barry Roux is accused of “ridiculing” police photographer Bennie van Staden, called to give evidence, as photos of the crime scene are shown to the trial.
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Pistorius had ‘great love’ for guns, says firearms expert
A firearms instructor says Pistorius cancelled a £2,700 order for six firearms after shooting Reeva Steenkamp and reads out a gun licence test, showing he knew the law on shooting intruders.
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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.
