PHOTOS: Oscar Pistorius murder trial underway in Pretoria, South Africa
March 4, 2014
Unidentified friends of Reeva Steenkamps's family (L) glance at South African paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius (C) at the Pretoria's North Gauteng High Court on March 7, 2014, during the 5th day of Pistorius' murder trial, accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, a double amputee known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre running blades, faces 25 years in South Africa's brutal jails and an abrupt end to his glittering sporting career if convicted. (THEMBA HADEBE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527838158 )
Close family friend of Reeva Steenkamp, Desiree Myers, puts her hand to her mouth while listening to cross questioning about the events surrounding the shooting death of Oscar Pistroius girlfriend Steenkamp, during Pistroius' trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, March 7, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Theana Breugem, Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
Oscar Pistorius speaking with members of the ANC Women's League at the Pretoria High Court on March 7, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius, stands accused of the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14, 2014. This is Pistorius' official trial, the result of which will determine the athlete's fate. (Photo by Theana Breugem/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images) ( 477092357 )
Arnold Pistorius converses with Barry Roux at the Pretoria High Court on March 7, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius, stands accused of the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14, 2014. This is Pistorius' official trial, the result of which will determine the athlete's fate. (Photo by Theana Breugem/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images) ( 477092345 )
Security guard Pieter Baba testifies the murder trial of South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius at the high court of Pretoria on March 7, 2014. Baba was shocked to see Pistorius carrying his girlfriend down the stairs of his home after he had shot her, the court heard on Friday. Pistorius faces two charges: murder and contravention of the Firearms Control Act. (Theana Breugem/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527844797 )
South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp waits prior to a hearing of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, on March 5, 2014. (SIPHIWE SIBEKO/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527778771 )
A member of the African National Congress Womens League wears a photo of the late Reeva Steenkamp, girlfriend of Oscar Pistroius, pinned to her top as she attends court on the third day of Pistorius' trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Mike Hutchings-Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
Media reporters listen to the live feed from the court on the third day of Oscar Pistorius's trial on March 5, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476727945 )
Aimee Pistorius (C), sister of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius (R) holds his hand ahead of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, on March 5, 2014. Oscar Pistorius's murder trial was set Wednesday to hear further testimony of screams and gunshots the night Reeva Steenkamp died, challenging the sprinter's defense against premeditated murder. (SIPHIWE SIBEKO/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527785006 )
Gauteng province premier Nomvula Mokonyane attends a hearing of the trial of South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, on March 5, 2014. (ALON SKUYI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527780809 )
Oscar Pistorius in court on the third day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Alon Skuy, Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
Defense team leader Barry Roux (L) talks to South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on the second day of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on March 4, 2014. Almost 100,000 people had signed a petition on Tuesday against an "offensive" advert by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power offering to refund bets made on a guilty verdict in the Oscar Pistorius trial if he walks free. The ad shows an Oscar statuette with the face of the South African Paralympic athlete and the words: "It's Oscar Time. Money Back If He Walks. We will refund all losing bets on the Oscar Pistorius trial if he is found not guilty." (KIM LUDBROOK/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527758453 )
Oscar Pistorius sits in the dock on the second day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Antoine de Ras, Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
June Steenkamp, the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, left, and an unidentified woman sit inside the high court prior to the start of a murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2014. Oscar Pistorius is charged with murder with premeditation in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the pre-dawn hours of Valentine's Day 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
Carl (C) and Aimee Pistorius (R), brother and sister of South African Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius, listen to the first witnesses during the opening day of the trial of Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, at the High Court in Pretoria on March 3, 2014. Pistorius, 27, appeared in court and on television screens around the world to answer charges that he willfully shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentine's Day 2013 through a locked bathroom door at his home in the city, and faces a life sentence if convicted. (HERMAN VERWEY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527730910 )
Media and public surround the car carrying Oscar Pistorius as he leaves the North Gauteng High Court after the second day of his trial accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on March 4, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentine's Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476628619 )
State prosecutor Gerrie Nel in the Oscar Pistorius case look on in court on the second day of Pistorius' trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Antoine de Ras, Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
South Africans try to get a glimpse of Oscar Pistorius as he leaves North Gauteng High Court at the end of the first day of his trial accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on March 3, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476438405 )
Office workers watch Oscar Pistorius leave North Gauteng High Court amid a media scrum after the second day of his trial accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on March 4, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentine's Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476629389 )
Carl Pistorius, the brother of, Oscar Pistorius walks outside the high court before the start of his brother's trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder with premeditation in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the pre-dawn hours of Valentine's Day 2013. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
Oscar Pistorius shelters from the rain as he makes his way to North Gauteng High Court for the second day of his trial accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on March 4, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476590913 )
June Steenkamp (R), the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, arrives at North Gauteng High Court for the trial of Oscar Pistorius on March 3, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476366051 )
Lieutenant-General Vineshkumar Moonoo, chief investigating officer in the Oscar Pistorius case stands in court on the second day of Pistorius' trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Antoine de Ras, Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
Oscar Pistorius, left, in the dock on the second day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Antoine De Ras, Pool) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
South African State prosecutor Gerrie Nel (L) and Barry Roux, lawyer of South African Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, speak on the opening day of Pistorius' trial, at the High Court in Pretoria on March 3, 2014. Pistorius, 27, appeared in court and on television screens around the world to answer charges that he willfully shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentine's Day 2013 through a locked bathroom door at his home in the city, and faces a life sentence if convicted. (HERMAN VERWEY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527728545 )
Oscar Pistorius, hugs his sister Aimee, right, inside court at the end of the second day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Antoine de Ras, Pool) ( APTOPIX South Africa Pistorius Trial )
South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius legal team member, Roxanne Adams attends the second day of Pistorius' trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on March 4, 2014. Lawyers for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will on March 4 resume a searing cross-examination of a key witness at his murder trial who claims to have heard screams, then shots, as his girlfriend was killed. The second day of Pistorius's trial for the Valentine's Day killing of Reeva Steenkamp will begin with lawyer Barry Roux redoubling efforts to pick apart the prosecution's premier witness. (KIM LUDBROOK/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527747456 )
A police officer clears the way as Oscar Pistorius leaves North Gauteng High Court at the end of the first day of his trial accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on March 3, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476446643 )
Oscar Pistorius, center, is escorted out by police officers as he leaves the high court on the second day of his trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Oscar Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ( CORRECTION South Africa Pistorius Trial )
Bewildered media stand outside North Gauteng High Court as Oscar Pistrious slips into court through another door to face trial accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on March 3, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476356831 )
South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius (L), accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, talks to his brother Carl Pistorious (R) on the second day of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, on March 4, 2014. Lawyers for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will on March 4 resume a searing cross-examination of a key witness at his murder trial who claims to have heard screams, then shots, as his girlfriend was killed. The second day of Pistorius's trial for the Valentine's Day killing of Reeva Steenkamp will begin with lawyer Barry Roux redoubling efforts to pick apart the prosecution's premier witness. (Antoine de RasAntoine de Ras/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527753735 )
Lois Pistorius, the aunt of Oscar Pistorius, leaves North Gauteng High Court at the end of the first day of his trial on March 3, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476447629 )
A stray dog sits next to a newspaper poster on the second day of the Oscar Pistorius trial on March 4, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentine's Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476628265 )
People stand around a newspaper reading "Oscar's date with destiny" before Oscar Pistorius arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2014. Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) ( South Africa Pistorius Trial )
A television presenter looks out at the torrent of rain from his makeshift studio outside North Gauteng High Court on the second day of the Oscar Pistorius trial on March 4, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, aged 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius denies the allegation claiming he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder inside their home on Valentines Day 2013. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 476592075 )
Members of the media and the public surround the vehicle of South African Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, as he leaves the Pretoria's North Gauteng High Court on March 3, 2014, on the opening day of his trial. Pistorius, 27, appeared in court and on television screens around the world to answer charges that he willfully shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentine's Day 2013 through a locked bathroom door at his home in the city, and faces a life sentence if convicted. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527732108 )
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