Reeva's mother June Steenkamp stared at Pistorius for a full minute as he walked into the courtroom. He steadfastly ignored her. The Steenkamp family sat on the right side of a long bench along with the Pistorius family, with several lawyers sandwiched between them. The Scream:
The first witness, Michelle Burger, a neighbor of Pistorius's, gave chilling testimony that she heard a woman's screams, and then a man's cries for help, followed by four gunshots and more screams. In cross-examination, defense lawyer Barry Roux attempted to pick her testimony apart, even suggesting, in a comment that drew laughs from the packed gallery, that the women's screams may have actually been Pistorius, who he claimed may sound like a woman when he screams.
The Translator:
The trial was delayed for 90 minutes as court officials scrambled to find an interpreter who could translate from Afrikaans to English during Burger's testimony. The interpreter finally showed up, but was quickly stymied, which was evident to all the Afrikaans-speakers in the room and became even clearer when the witness, who was clearly fluent in English, began correcting the translator. Burger, who said she was more comfortable in Afrikaans (spoken by about a quarter of South African), finally gave up and switched her testimony to English, but not before the judge summoned the translator to her chambers.
The Mystery Woman :
A woman who donned a black robe and eluded security attempted to interrupt the trial, claiming she intended to file a motion to have Pistorius psychiatrically committed. Known as Annmarie and believed to be the ex-wife of an orthopedic surgeon, she claims Pistorius's mother spoke to her in a dream. The woman previously tried to file the same motion during Pistoriuss' bail hearing but it was dismissed. On Monday, she managed to enter a section in the courtroom reserved for lawyers. She refused to move until officials persuaded her to meet the judge privately in chambers.
The Showdown:Pistorius's defense came out swinging, with Pistorius pleading not guilty to anything, not to even the weapons-related charges he faces, which include firing a weapon at a busy Johannesburg restaurant and possessing ammunition he should not have had. The defense then promised to make a fierce argument, saying there was never an argument on the night of the shooting between the couple, as the prosecution has claimed.
Witchy sez's :
I didn't believe his defense a year ago when he shot and killed his girlfriend. I watched a broadcast of 48 hours. The producers spoke to friends of both Oscar and Reeva. Many stated that he had a temper and was very jealous, in their relationship and a former relationship he had. I find it odd that, he thought it was an intruder. He didn't mention turning over in bed to see if his girlfriend was there lying next to him. Why is that??
If it doesn't make any sense, more than likely it's not the truth. I feel he's made up the reason why he shot through the door. Why would an intruder hide in the bathroom inside a bedroom??
I hope Reeva gets the justice she deserves.
I tend to believe that he willfully murdered her and it was not that he was in fear of an intruder (the story he made up as to why he shot into the bathroom). And if he thought an intruder was in the bathroom, um well, it sounds made up to cover up his actions. I really don't believe he EVER thought there was an intruder. The man has been noted to have a hot temper and yes, I think he murdered her in a rage after they had an argument. I guess we'll see what the courts decide. If in fact he gets off, it will only be a matter of time before something happens again, because the man seems to have had previous similar things happen when he loses his temper, i.e., assault charges, firing a gun out of anger and things like this.
Stay tuned.
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