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Pistorius back in court and declared mentally stable
Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from a mental condition when he shot his girlfriend, according to a psychiatric report.
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Pistorius trial to resume after ‘game changer’ mental tests
Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial resumes on Monday after a 30-day psychiatric assessment. Channel 4 News speaks to one of South Africa’s leading lawyers about how its outcome will affect the trial.
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Pistorius trial: forensic expert fears for reputation
The forensic expert called to give evidence by Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers says in a Facebook post that he fears for his professional reputation after three days grilling by the prosecution.
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Pistorius told: ‘You’re trying to be emotional’
At the trial of the South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, prosecuting counsel Gerrie Nel accuses the “blade runner” of tailoring his evidence to escape conviction. Debora Patta reports from Pretoria.
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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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‘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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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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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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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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How it happened, according to Oscar – clickable graphic
Oscar Pistorius does not deny killing Reeva Steenkamp, but says it was a terrible mistake. Check out our clickable graphic to see his account of what happened on Valentine’s day 2013.
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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.