The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp -- Pretoria, South Africa

Oscar reenactment video broadcast - Sunday Night 2014 07 06

Published on Jul 7, 2014

Oscar Pistorius re-enactment video in full.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qDW5_oeOPc&feature=youtu.be

Oscar Pistorius Prosecutors Ignore Leaked Video

PRETORIA, South Africa — Jul 7, 2014, 11:16 AM ET
By LIEZL THOM via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


ABC US News | ABC Sports News

Oscar Pistorius' prosecutors said today they "have nothing to do" with a leaked video showing him reenacting the shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, indicating they do not intend to extend the trial to introduce the video as evidence.

Pistorius' attorney told the court today that they are about to bring their defense to a conclusion, but asked the judge for one more day.

"It is prima facie that we plan to close our case, but I'd like to request that we stand down until tomorrow so that I can consult and receive instructions from those around me," defense lawyer Barry Roux told the High Court in Pretoria.

Pistorius' lawyers asked to consult with a state appointed psychiatrist, one of a panel of three which assessed the athlete's mental state during a court ordered 30 day psychiatric evaluation, but Judge Thokozile Masipa turned down the request, prompting Roux to asks for the adjournment.

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OSCAR PISTORIOUS MURDER TRIAL - LIVE STREAM

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Full coverage of the trial of South African athlete for murder of girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in Pretoria last year

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Oscar Pistorius Intended to Shoot the Person Behind His Toilet Door, Prof

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Oscar Pistorius Defense Rests

The judge has announced the next phase of the trial and a verdict could be in by the end of August.

02:15  | 07/08/2014

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/oscar-pistorius-murder-trial-defense-rests-24462835

Oscar Trial: Defence closes its case

South Africa | Tuesday 8 July 2014 - 9:54am

Gill Gifford

PRETORIA – The defence has closed its case in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial.

The trial will resume on August 7 when the state and defence will go head to head as they make their final arguments.

~Snipped~

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said the state would be filing their heads of argument, or the summation of their case, to the North Gauteng High Court on July 30.

The defence would then file their heads of argument on August 4.

Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled that both sides would then argue their cases in court on August 7 and 8. The media were barred from publishing or broadcasting any of the heads of arguments until the matter is argued in court.

The case was adjourned until August 7.

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http://www.enca.com/oscar-trial-defence-closes-its-case

Oscar Pistorius murder trial: what's disability got to do with it?

Olympic athlete spent years playing down his physical limitations. But as his trial for the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp nears its end, his defence is relying on it. Rebecca Davis reports

Rebecca Davis for Daily Maverick, part of the Guardian Africa network
theguardian.com, Tuesday 8 July 2014 05.26 EDT

Oscar Pistorius once took every opportunity to downplay his disability.

In 2007, Pistorius told the New York Times that he refused to park in disabled bays. “I don’t see myself as disabled,” he told the journalist: a sentiment he also expressed elsewhere on numerous occasions. “There’s nothing I can’t do that able-bodied athletes can do.”

In an interview with the Telegraph in 2005, he posed the question: “Anyway, what is disabled?”

~Snipped~

Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, professor of Women's Studies and English at Emory University, wrote in the aftermath of the Steenkamp shooting: “As a woman, mother of daughters, and feminist, I seethed with repugnance and outrage hearing that he'd shot Reeva Steenkamp four times, that he had a history of abusive incidents against women. As a person with a disability myself –in fact, a congenital limb reduction like Pistorius – I fear the links that may be made between disability and temperament.”

As it emerged, those links would be made not by callous commentators but by Pistorius’ own defence team.


Reeva Steenkamp pictured in 2013. Photograph: Gallo Images/Getty Images

Last week the president of the US-based National Organisation on Disability, Carol Glazer, was quoted as describing the use of disability in his murder defence as “exploitation”.

~Snipped~

South African disabled rights advocates have made similar comments. In April, Ari Seirlis, head of the QuadPara Association of South Africa, told the Mail & Guardian: “You can’t hold up a gold medal in one hand and a pistol in another.”

Seirlis said: “We’re saying he didn’t earn the right to use that as an excuse; when he earned the gold, he took away his right to use that excuse.”

Read more:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/08/oscar-pistorius-murder-trial-disability

OPINIONISTA ARI SEIRLIS



Ari Seirlis is the CEO of the QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA). He is a strong lobbyists and advocate for human rights for people with disabilities. He serves on the executive of the South African disability Alliance. QASA has been leading the disability sector in the call for the exemption of details for people with disabilities. QASA is the owner of Rolling Inspiration magazine, a lifestyle publication for people with mobility impairments. He serves on the board of the health & welfare seta and advisers many government departments on disability policy and legislation

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With disability comes vulnerability – or is vulnerability a new disability?

Ari Seirlis

08 Jul 2014 01:15 (South Africa)

Does having a disability make Oscar Pistorius a law unto himself? Certainly not – and allowing it could be devastating to others with disabilities, too.

This week’s Oscar Pistorius trial - and tribulation - has prompted me to form an opinion on the matter of “vulnerability” and its benefits or curses.

Defence witness, physician Wayne Derman, is in my understanding suggesting that disability creates vulnerability and thus a softer approach to crime and reaction. He has established this, not from his interactions with many people with disabilities broadly, but rather his interaction with Oscar Pistorius.

If these statements and observations of Pistorius were accepted by the court, then one of my questions would be: Why is “vulnerability”, its effects and consequences, not dealt with in our formal rehabilitation programmes? Some 900 people per annum in South Africa become spinal cord injured, and this constituency of paraplegics and quadriplegics are far more limited in their agility speed, height and self-defence, yet we don't promote the brand of vulnerability. We are vulnerable in many ways, by our inaccessible environments and society’s attitude and misunderstanding of our lifestyle needs, attributes and abilities.

Another outcome would be that medical aid insurance companies would have to fund psychological and psychiatric support for “vulnerability”, as a prescribed minimum benefit.

Furthermore, would employers rebuke the Employment Equity Act requirements for fear of the safety of their staff as a result of our vulnerability and perceived risk in the workplace? Would reasonable accommodation for staff without disabilities be “bullet-proof” workstations? Will we be situated in isolated areas so we are no risk to colleagues? Will we still get jobs?

Read more:

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-07-08-with-disability-comes-vulnerability-or-is-or-vulnerability-a-new-disability/#.U7v3ySAo7IU

Some Oscar Pistorius witnesses ‘refused to testify,’ lawyer says as defence closes its case

Paul Burkhardt, National Post Wire Services | July 8, 2014 9:24 AM ET
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Oscar Pistorius attends court at his murder trial for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on St. Valentine's Day 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. AP Photo/Alon Skuy, Pool

Throughout the 39-day trial, which started on March 3, defence lawyer Barry Roux has portrayed Pistorius as a victim of crime who was in a loving relationship with Steenkamp.

The defence had planned to have other witnesses on the stand, Roux told the judge. “We were unable to call a number of witnesses who simply refused to testify because they say they’re protected against television but they don’t want their voices all over the world,” he said. Witnesses could choose not to be on camera when they gave evidence.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has tried to portray Pistorius as a short-tempered gun-lover who shot Steenkamp in a fit of rage.

Other Charges

Pistorius has also has pleaded not guilty to three separate gun-related charges.

Judge Masipa, who will give the final judgment in the case because South Africa doesn’t have a jury system, could also consider a lesser charge of culpable homicide if she rules that the act wasn’t intentional

Read more:

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/07/08/some-oscar-pistorius-witnesses-refused-to-testify-lawyer-says-as-defence-closes-its-case/

"We close the case for the defense," said Roux. Some witnesses did not want to testify for the defense because of publicity surrounding the case, he said, adding that he chose not to ask Judge Thokozile Masipa to compel them to appear.

"There's nothing that we can do about it," he said in the wood-lined, Pretoria courtroom where the trial of the double-amputee runner has been held since March.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2014/07/08/pistorius-defense-team-closes-case/12349331/?

HELLO! Exclusive: June and Barry Steenkamp on the devastating loss of daughter Reeva


June and Barry Steenkamp

07 JULY 2014

The family of model Reeva Steenkamp have paid a poignant visit to the beach where they scattered her ashes as the trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius reaches its final stage.

In a world exclusive interview and photoshoot with HELLO! magazine, Reeva's mum and dad June and Barry Steenkamp reveal the dramatic impact the devastating loss of their daughter on Valentine's Day 2013 has had on their lives.

June told HELLO! "I feel her presence and talk to her all the time. She'll only rest in peace when this is over. I trust that God will prevail and justice will be done. All we want is the truth."

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http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2014070719755/exclusive-june-barry-steenkamp/

Tropika Island of Treasure 5

February 16, 2013 by Admin  
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TV Spot for Tropika Island of Treasure 5. Reeva Steenkamp, Jay Anstey, AKA, Pearl Thusi, Phuti Khomo, Da L.E.S, and Mario Ogle star in the reality competition TV show. The fifth season of Tropika Island of Treasure brings together seven celebrities and seven contestants to compete in island games for R1 million. Who will be the winner? Whether diving off 75-foot Jamaican cliffs into the ocean, recreating Cool Runnings, meeting Jamaican celebrities or facing their shortcomings, this season of Tropika Island of Treasure brings you so much more than ever before.

◾Premiere: February 16, 2013
◾Network: SABC1
◾Genre: Reality TV, Adventure
◾Official Website: Tropika-Island.co.za
◾Starring: DJ Fresh, Rosina Casserly, Reeva Steenkamp, Jay Anstey, AKA, Pearl Thusi, Phuti Khomo, Da L.E.S, Mario Ogle
◾Running Time: 1 hr.
◾TV Rating: Not rated

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What he did to Reeva was a horrendous selfish act.
Pity he won't come clean...

The fact he waited 8 minutes or so before calling for an ambulance, the fact he told security there was nothing wrong... and he spoke normally...
IMO, this was premeditated from a spoiled brat who had to have his whiney way. Reeva must have disagreed with him over some matter and OP wasn't going to have his control questioned.

Alessandra_Deux wrote:Some Oscar Pistorius witnesses ‘refused to testify,’ lawyer says as defence closes its case

Paul Burkhardt, National Post Wire Services | July 8, 2014 9:24 AM ET
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Oscar Pistorius attends court at his murder trial for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on St. Valentine's Day 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. AP Photo/Alon Skuy, Pool

Throughout the 39-day trial, which started on March 3, defence lawyer Barry Roux has portrayed Pistorius as a victim of crime who was in a loving relationship with Steenkamp.

The defence had planned to have other witnesses on the stand, Roux told the judge. “We were unable to call a number of witnesses who simply refused to testify because they say they’re protected against television but they don’t want their voices all over the world,” he said. Witnesses could choose not to be on camera when they gave evidence.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has tried to portray Pistorius as a short-tempered gun-lover who shot Steenkamp in a fit of rage.

Other Charges

Pistorius has also has pleaded not guilty to three separate gun-related charges.

Judge Masipa, who will give the final judgment in the case because South Africa doesn’t have a jury system, could also consider a lesser charge of culpable homicide if she rules that the act wasn’t intentional

Read more:

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/07/08/some-oscar-pistorius-witnesses-refused-to-testify-lawyer-says-as-defence-closes-its-case/

I call BS on this.
There are no more "desirable" witnesses.
The truth is NO ONE has anything positive to say about OP...
and that speaks of a rather unlikeable person.

Michael Appel ‏@TheMikeAppel  · 9h  
Murder accused Oscar Pistorius spotted having lunch near @ANN7tv offices in Midrand. #OscarTrial pic.twitter.com/XqWHSuA5JR

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The Oscar Pistorius Trial

Jul 11 2014 11:42AM

Analysis: Pistorius did his case no favours

Michael Appel

This week the trial that captivated the world reached another milestone on its inevitable path towards the judgment of and possible sentencing of murder-accused paralympic sensation Oscar Pistorius.

The state rested its case on March 25 having called only 20 of a possible 107 witnesses. About three-and-a-half months and 16 defence witnesses later, defence advocate Barry Roux finally closed his case on Tuesday.

The trial, which was set down for only three weeks in the North Gauteng High Court, will likely stretch to more than five months. It must be said though that the six-week postponement of the trial due to Pistorius’s 30-day mental evaluation came as a surprise to everybody, including his own defence team.

Read into that what you will but something must be said for the defence’s own forensic psychiatrist, Dr Merryll Vorster, introducing testimony which Roux surely must have known would result in Pistorius’s referral for observation. Those conspiracy theorists among us would argue that Roux had to look to object to the referral but could have planned it that way.

You don’t have to be a legal expert to know that Nel ferociously and successfully tore into Pistorius’s version when he took the stand. Was the defence looking to change tactic to the psychiatric realm after Pistorius’s dismal performance on the stand?

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http://www.thenewage.co.za/131308-1126-53-Analysis_Pistorius_did_his_case_no_favours

Oscar Pistorius Hits Twitter for First Time Since February; Says He’s ‘Brokenhearted’ Over Girlfriend Death

By Zachary Stieber, Epoch Times | July 13, 2014
Last Updated: July 13, 2014 5:14 pm

Oscar Pistorius has gone on Twitter for the first time since February.

The South Africa Olympian is currently on trial for the murder of his girlfriend.

Pistorius has admitted shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp but says that he mistook her for an intruder.

The first tweet quotes a Bible verse, which says “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.”

The second tweet is a collage of photos of Pistorius with children in different settings. “You have the ability to make a difference in someone’s life,” the accompanying text says. “Sometimes it’s the simple things you say or do that can make someone feel better or inspire them.”

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http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/800062-oscar-pistorius-hits-twitter-for-first-time-since-february-says-hes-brokenhearted-over-girlfriend-death/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Oscar Pistorius breaks Twitter silence: 'A man who has nothing still may know bliss'

Jul 14, 2014 00:55  By Lucy Thornton
 
As the conclusion of his trial for murder looms the 'Blade Runner' spent Sunday afternoon on the social networking site

Oscar Pistorius has broken his silence by posting a series of bizarre messages on Twitter.

As the conclusion of this trial for murder looms the 'Blade Runner' spent Sunday afternoon on the social networking site.

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/oscar-pistorius-breaks-twitter-silence-3852892#ixzz37P4u8cbI

Déjà vu all over again ... 

This is not about Reeva, it is all about Pistorius, he is playing the victim again, it has been a recurring theme in his defense theory ... "Poor Oscar" ....

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/800062-oscar-pistorius-hits-twitter-for-first-time-since-february-says-hes-brokenhearted-over-girlfriend-death/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Link from shared above.

OP can't be TOO broken hearted for he moved right on to the next unsuspecting victim.

Poor little OP. He bought into his own bs of how great, grand, and above the law he is.  Sucker. He never should have been listening to his own advice.


" ..The most dramatic stage of the trial was in April, when Nel questioned Pistorius for five days in a grueling cross-examination. At one point, Pistorius appeared to become emotional and said: “My life is on the line.”

Nel quickly responded: “Reeva doesn’t have a life anymore.”..."

Oscar Pistorius trial: 4 possible outcomes that the judge will have to decide upon





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..... "However, Pistorius was back on Twitter on Monday morning with another pious post.

At 07.59, he tweeted: “Lord, today I ask that you bathe those who live in pain in the river of your healing. Amen.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/oscar-pistorius-returns-to-twitter-with-four-bizarre-messages-you-have-the-ability-to-make-a-difference-in-someones-life-9604211.html

Gareth Edwards @GarethEdwardsSA     ·   31m    

Oscar Pistorius is tweeting again. Is it important? A PR stunt? @njclelland joins next. @eNCAnews

https://twitter.com/GarethEdwardsSA

"Some saw the tweets as a cry for help. Others weren’t impressed. Some called it a cry for attention or a public relations exercise. Many bluntly replied to Pistorius that he was guilty and going to jail."

Source:

Oscar Pistorius Ruffles Feathers On Twitter With Tweets About Suffering, Love, Pain [LOOK]
The Trent  - Nigeria's Internet Newspaper

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How a pitbull prosecutor outlawyered Pistorius’ defense

July 11, 2014 at 2:52 pm  •  Posted in Celebrity Beat, Crime, Current Events, Lisa Bloom's Posts by Lisa Bloom, Avvo.com Legal Advisor and
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Oscar Pistorius’ aunt is South Africa’s most famous criminal profiler and claims to have killer ESP

Micki Pistorius claims to have “cryptesthesia” — extra-sensory powers to detect killers. She was the first profiler hired by the South African Police Service, but because of her family connection Micki will have to sit out the country's biggest ever murder trial.

BY  Julian Rademeyer In Pretoria, South Africa,  Corky Siemaszko  /  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/

Monday, February 25, 2013, 1:47 PM


Dr. Micki Pistorius, Oscar Pistorius' aunt.

She didn’t see this coming.

The aunt of accused murderer Oscar Pistorius is a respected criminal profiler who claims to have “cryptesthesia” — extra-sensory powers to detect killers.

But if Micki Pistorius had any inkling that the fallen Olympian was about to snap and kill his girlfriend, she made no mention of it last week during the dramatic bail hearing that ended with his release on bail Friday.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/pistorius-aunt-famed-criminal-profiler-article-1.1273003#ixzz37SnLIqaq

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'I will never condone serial killers, but I can understand them': Words of Micki Pistorius - top murder expert and Oscar's AUNT

. 52-year-old spent six years in police investigative psychology unit
. Regularly attended court with Pistorius family during bail hearing
. Cannot be consulted by prosecution for her nephew's case due to family ties

By Steve Robson

Published: 02:24 EST, 25 February 2013  | Updated: 08:01 EST, 25 February 2013

The aunt of alleged murderer Oscar Pistorius is one of South Africa's criminal profilers, it has been revealed.

Micki Pistorius, 52, is the author of 'Profiling Serial Killers and other crimes in South Africa' and spent six years in the country's police department as founder of an investigative psychology unit.

During her role, she was involved in more than 30 serial killer cases and helped train nearly 200 detectives in the investigation of serial homicides.

She regularly attended court with the rest of the Pistorius family during his bail hearing last week, but has not made any public comment about his case as yet.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2284048/Oscar-Pistorius-aunt-Micki-I-condone-serial-killers-I-understand-them.html#ixzz37SoH3hQ1

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About Micki Pistorius

Micki Pistorius, who has a doctorate in psychology, spent six years as a profiler with the South African Police Service. As head of their investigative psychology unit, she was involved in more than thirty serial killer cases and participated in the training of more than a hundred detectives in the investigation of serial homicides. She is regularly invited to lecture in France and still acts as a consultant to different South African agencies.

She is the author of Catch me a Killer, Strangers on the Street, Fatal Females, and Profiling Serial Killers and other crimes in South Africa,all published by Penguin. Her first novel, Sorg, was published by Penguin in 2006.
Micki’s official website is available at www.mickipistorius.co.za.

http://mickipistorius.bookslive.co.za/about/

Alessandra_Deux wrote:Gareth Edwards @GarethEdwardsSA     ·   31m    

Oscar Pistorius is tweeting again. Is it important? A PR stunt? @njclelland joins next. @eNCAnews

https://twitter.com/GarethEdwardsSA

IMO, he is trying to influence the bench.
I hope Nel works this into his closing arguments.

Alessandra_Deux wrote:"Some saw the tweets as a cry for help. Others weren’t impressed. Some called it a cry for attention or a public relations exercise. Many bluntly replied to Pistorius that he was guilty and going to jail."

Source:

Oscar Pistorius Ruffles Feathers On Twitter With Tweets About Suffering, Love, Pain [LOOK]
The Trent  - Nigeria's Internet Newspaper

IMO, rather gimmicky.
OP wants this "pious" church-boy appearance.
Maybe he thinks it has worked when he testified?
Oh, poor little misunderstood ND disabled child who has worked SO hard....
Let me get the handcuffs to go with that lollipop....
PS: Beani caps went out in the 1950s... No whirly blades for you!

From link above:
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/pistorius-aunt-famed-criminal-profiler-article-1.1273003#ixzz37Sybypya

" ... He is believed to be holed-up in the home of his uncle Arnold in the posh suburb of Waterkloof. His is a gilded cage — it boasts sweeping views of the city, a manicured garden and a heated swimming pool...."

The illusion of the golden boy.
Is his aunt Micki married to the Uncle Arnold?
Does she have regular contact with OP?

1 hour ago

Oscar Pistorius Seen Downing Shots And Flirting In Nightclub During Reeva Steenkamp Trial

by @dontmaddenme

Oscar Pistorius has been forced to release a statement after being spotted downing shots and engaging in “inappropriate” flirting in a South African nightclub last week.

The athlete, who is currently on trial for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was seen at a trendy Johannesburg nightclub partying with friends on Saturday, with onlookers saying that Pistorius looked “relaxed” and “didn’t seem like someone [who had] lost the love of his life”.

“He’s the last person we expected to see … I can’t believe he showed his face in public, carrying on as if nothing’s happened,” said one source.

“He was greeting a couple and then gave the woman a little pat on her backside. It was just so inappropriate.”

Pistorius’ spokesperson Anneliese Burgess has since spoken out to say that the athlete ”strenuously and vigorously denies any inappropriate behaviour towards any people or women present, or ‘partying it up’ with shooters”.

“Oscar did go out last Saturday with friends. It was the first time since the tragic and horrific events of the 14th of February that Oscar went out with friends. He has been out of the house with family, but this was the first time he went out to a restaurant with people other than close family,” she said.

Read more:

http://www.her.ie/news/oscar-pistorius-seen-downing-shots-and-flirting-in-nightclub-during-reeva-steenkamp-trial/

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Oscar in nightclub altercation

2014-07-14 20:15

Johannesburg - Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius reportedly has been involved in an altercation with a fellow club-goer at the VIP nightclub in Sandton.

The Juice said Oscar’s spokesperson, Annelise Burgess, had confirmed the incident.

She told The Juice that the other man had become aggressive towards Pistorius over the trial in which the Paralympian is accused of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Oscar reportedly asked to be left alone and left the club.

However, the other party, Jared Mortimer, had a different slant on the story.

Read more:

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Oscar_Pistorius/Oscar-in-nightclub-altercation-20140714

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By: admin  Published 3 hours ago

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar’s club night turns into nasty brawl! We speak to Oscar’s team and the person involved in the argument…

The Oscar Pistorius murder trial is on a month’s break while legal teams prepare their final arguments. In the meantime, it’s been confirmed to The Juice that Oscar was at VIP nightclub in Sandton on Saturday night and was involved in an altercation with a fellow club-goer.

Oscar’s spokesperson has confirmed that he was at the club and there was an incident. “We can confirm that Oscar was at a night club with one of his cousins. They sat in a quiet area of the private VIP section when they were approached by the individual you have identified as Mr Mortimer,” Anneliese Burgess told us. “The individual in question, according to our client, started to aggressively engage him on matters relating to the trial. An argument ensued during which our client asked to be left alone. Oscar left soon thereafter with his cousin. Our client regrets the decision to go into a public place and thereby inviting unwelcome attention,” she added.

Jared Mortimer however disagrees. He tells The Juice he entered the vip area of the club as he recognised one of his friends. His friend introduced him to Oscar, who seemed to recognise him from the past. “Oscar knew one of my friends and said, ‘Oh, you are the infamous Jared Mortimer.’ He immediately started talking about his friends and how they had backstabbed him. He mentioned Justin Divaris and Darren Fresco. He then mentioned one of my friends and claimed he had a lot of dirt on that person,” says Jared. He claims Oscar was drunk and very aggressive.

And that’s when he claims things got ugly. “He was going on about how influential his family is and how connected they are. He even pulled out his phone to show me pictures of armoured cars. He said ‘My family owns SANDF. Zuma works for us. I’ll piss on Zuma.”

Read more:

http://thejuice.co.za/top-stories/exclusive-oscars-club-night-turns-into-nasty-brawl-we-speak-to-oscars-team-and-the-person-involved-in-the-argument/

EWN Reporter @ewnreporter     ·   3h    
#OscarPistorius was allegedly pushed back onto a chair when bouncers intervened to stop a brawl. BB

EWN Reporter @ewnreporter     ·   3h    
#OscarPistorius the person involved in the argument tells a different story - that Oscar insulted his friends, poked him in the chest. BB

EWN Reporter @ewnreporter     ·   3h    
#OscarPistorius PR "My client regrets the decision to go into a public place and thereby inviting unwelcome attention.” BB

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I think the entire thing is a PR stunt.

Jared Mortimer, seen here with Nelson Mandela.

He is the guy who supposedly got into a fight with Pistorius at the VIP Room in Sandton, South Africa.

The picture was published by the Beeld, an Afrikaans daily newspaper.

Here is the link to the article:

http://www.beeld.com/nuus/2014-07-15-dronk-oscar-in-klub-moles



Jared Mortimer (L), Oscar Pistorius (R).

The above picture is from The Telegraph article about the alleged brawl. Here is the link:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/oscar-pistorius/10967355/Oscar-Pistorius-gets-into-fight-at-nightclub.html


(I'm not certain what is the relation, if any, to Geoff Mortimer, a very famous South African car racer, but Jared Mortimer is also into car racing.)

Freckles wrote:From link above:
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/pistorius-aunt-famed-criminal-profiler-article-1.1273003#ixzz37Sybypya

" ... He is believed to be holed-up in the home of his uncle Arnold in the posh suburb of Waterkloof. His is a gilded cage — it boasts sweeping views of the city, a manicured garden and a heated swimming pool...."

The illusion of the golden boy.
Is his aunt Micki married to the Uncle Arnold?
Does she have regular contact with OP?

No, I don't know who she (Micki) is married to, the name of his uncle Arnold's wife is Lois.  

His aunt Micki was present during the bail hearing but she hasn't been at the trial,  apparently there is a conflict of interest.

Just read the spot of the brawl with OP.
How is he permitted to visit a bar when he is out on bail?
Maybe, it is different there...  

Poor choice and I am sure it is a PR move.. that and his fake God-love stuff he is posting....

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Media reports Micki HAD been a "frequent" visitor to the court while OP's trial was ongoing. I wondered if she was giving advisement to the defense... reverse psychology thing? She appears to be very solid in her work and her educational background.

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Media reports Micki HAD been a "frequent" visitor to the court while OP's trial was ongoing. I wondered if she was giving advisement to the defense... reverse psychology thing? She appears to be very solid in her work and her educational background.

Apparently, neither the prosecution nor the defense could consult with her because of her relation to Pistorius. I don't know if the defense has consulted with her behind the scenes.

The following article states the reason why she couldn't be consulted by the prosecution. I believe the same argument is valid for the defense. There was definitely a conflict of interest because she is a member of the defendant's family.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10868690

Freckles wrote:Just read the spot of the brawl with OP.
How is he permitted to visit a bar when he is out on bail?
Maybe, it is different there...  

Poor choice and I am sure it is a PR move.. that and his fake God-love stuff he is posting....

Hi Freckles,

Pistorius bail conditions are very lenient. He is not only allowed to drink alcohol, he can also travel outside of the country.

The alleged "brawl" with Mortimer is to show (in my opinion) how "vulnerable and defenseless" he is, that things are so bad to the point where he can't leave his house without encountering some kind of "danger".

Mortimer allegedly "pushed Pistorius, who fell over into a chair, at which point bouncers at the VIP Room intervened and the athlete left the nightclub."

"Poor Oscar" ... The bouncers had to come to his rescue ...  

http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,3288138996001_2167219,00.html

Oscar Pistorius: Nightclub fight ‘has no bearing’ on murder trial

15 July 2014 17:23

An alleged altercation in a Johannesburg nightclub will have no bearing on Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial, a lead detective with the South African Police Service said today.

“There is no complaint laid, so we are not investigating,” said Lieutenant General Vineshkumar Moonoo. “[It] has no bearing on his trial.”

Read more:

http://www.citypress.co.za/news/oscar-pistorius-nightclub-fight-bearing-murder-trial/

'Lonely' Oscar didn't insult Zuma

South Africa | Tuesday 15 July 2014 - 9:30pm

Karyn Maughan

More:

http://www.enca.com/lonely-oscar-didnt-insult-zuma

  Pistorius Family Media Statement

Oscar Pistorius

Psychologically Messed Up

... Family Says

24 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF

Oscar Pistorius has been engaging in "self-harming behavior" ... so says his family -- who believes it's a result of extreme loneliness and alienation.

Oscar's uncle Leo Pistorius has just issued a statement on behalf of his family in the wake of reports Oscar got into a bar fight in South Africa.

Leo says ... "Whilst Oscar venturing out into a public space with his cousin, in the current climate and whilst his court case is still underway was unwise, those of us closest to him have been witness to his escalating sense of loneliness and alienation."

He continues, "This, we believe, is underlying some of his self-harming behavior."

"As a family we are counselling Oscar to find ways of dealing with his feelings of isolation."

Read more:

http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/15/oscar-pistorius-psychologically-messed-up-family-says/#ixzz37ZZzgyQx

Evidence pictures. Comments and questions regarding the presented evidence. It is interesting to note the blood splatter patterns have nopt really been discussed. Blood in bathroom, bedroom, stairwell; blood on the cricket bat. I was not aware of the jeans w/ belt found under the open bathroom window. Also, ladder found was NOT near bathroom but near the bedroom balcony. Worried about security? Downstairs window broken with NO glass found from the resulting hole. Also, with location of ladder, any intruder would have had to go thru the bedroom to reach the bathroom... not the other way around!
Oh. Blood on the duvet was found on the visible side and photographed; then, duvet was fully opened and OTHER blood (not leaked from the top) was discovered on the INSIDE of the duvet.

http://juror13lw.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/oscar-pistorius-trial-day-11/

" ... frankiefan Crispin • 7 days ago

I think it was me who said "truth is stranger" than fiction earlier :-))

I agree that it would have been possible for Reeva to have got up while he moved the fans but he claims to have placed the fans where the duvet was found lying on the floor. Gerrie Nel pointed out that the lead for the smaller fan is in fact under a speaker so it could not have been moved and the lead for the pedestal fan is not long enough for the fan to be placed where he said it was. The blood spatter on the duvet lines up with the blood spatter on the carpet so the duvet must have been on the floor when he carried her out. A portion of the jeans was on top of the duvet. Defense tried to dispute this although it was obvious in the photo and the judge concluded that it "looks as if the jeans are on top of the duvet". In short, the fans could not possibly have been where he said he placed them. Oscar alleges that as well as opening the curtains, the police moved both fans to different positions and threw the duvet onto the floor so that blood spatter (left on it when it was on the bed) lined up precisely with the blood spatter on the carpet. This is simply impossible and, to my mind anyway, proves that he is lying.

Why would the the first cops on the scene have done this when they they had no idea what his version was?

In addition if the fans were where he said they were, they would have been directly in his path when he ran to the balcony yet he was able to run around them in the pitch dark, in a panic, on his stumps with a gun in his hand without knocking them or anything else over or tripping over the cables.

The judge will not buy any of this nor can she discount the testimony of 4 very credible witnesses who said they clearly heard a woman's blood curdling screams for over 10 minutes. Barry Roux was ruthless with these witnesses under cross examination but none would concede that it could possibly have been a man screaming....."

From comment section:
http://www.enca.com/oscartrial/

Articles related to Freckles' above posts:

Mystery of blood around Oscar’s bed

March 18 2014 at 07:41am
By ZELDA VENTER

Pretoria - Why are there bloodstains above the headboard of Oscar Pistorius’s double bed? Also, why on the side on which Reeva Steenkamp slept before he shot her in the bathroom? Why are there bloodstains on the duvet they slept under?

Neither the bed nor the duvet were in his path when, according to his account, Pistorius carried his mortally wounded girlfriend out of the bathroom and down the stairs of his luxury home.

These puzzles emerged on Monday as the High Court in Pretoria was taken on yet another journey through the crime scene at Pistorius’s home on the exclusive Silverwoods Estate, east of Pretoria, by police photographer Warrant Officer Bennie van Staden.

Read more:

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/mystery-of-blood-around-oscar-s-bed-1.1662811#.U8aVBSAo7IV

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Pistorius trial: Police photos show traces of blood in bedroom

March 17, 2014 | By Robyn Dixon | This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Police photographs show unexplained drops of blood on the wall above the left-hand bedside table and bed headboard and on the duvet in the main bedroom of South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, according to evidence at his trial Monday.

The blood spatters appear to have been some distance from the trail of blood leading from the bathroom out into the hall, left when Pistorius carried his dying girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, down stairs from the bathroom where he shot her.

~Snipped~

The prosecution has not yet called blood stain analysts to testify on blood spatter in many locations throughout the house. Ballistics experts are also yet to testify.

At his bail hearing last year, Pistorius’ affidavit said after firing through the door of an enclosed toilet, the double amputee athlete went to the bedroom, put on his prosthetic legs, ran back, broke open the door with a cricket bat and dragged the bleeding Steenkamp from the toilet. He then phoned the estate manager and an ambulance, ran downstairs and opened the front door, then went back upstairs and carried Steenkamp downstairs, the affidavit said.

The police photos also showed damage to the main bedroom door at the edge of the door above the handle, which has so far not been explained by either the prosecution or the defense. Splinters and holes were visible in the picture.

Read more:

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/17/world/la-fg-wn-pistorius-trial-blood-20140317

http://www.enca.com/media/video/roux-highlights-phone-call-discrepancies

This is the info re the phone call OP made.
Short vid.

http://www.enca.com/oscartrial/

Trial is on Aug 4.7th.
Review vid re the incident at the nightclub.
The comments are good.

Just guessing here....

So Reeva goes to the kitchen and gets a bite to eat.
She is in a good mood.
OP is upstairs watching his porn on computer via the tablet.
Reeva returns and prepares for bed which may involve yoga.
OP attempts to involve Reeva in his viewing on the tablet.
Reeva sees it is porn, gets angry, and damages the cover to the tablet. (Reported to have been torn off the item.)

OP tries to force Reeva into sex and rips off her jeans, leaving them inside out.
Reeva refuses his advances.


OP responds in rage; how dare someone damage his property?
He strikes Reeva leaving a bruise in her chest.
He hits her again with the bat flinging droplets across the headboard and the duvet.

OP then yells to Reeva to get the f out of his house.
He is angry a female could refuse him, make him lose his temper.

Reeva goes to the toilet and empties her bladder while starting to place a phone call....
OP, aware neighbors may have heard the commotion, goes to shut the balcony door. He wants the privacy.

His anger building and now in fear of what Reeva may state about him, he gets the gun.... and that is that!


What gets me is this:
The housekeeper. Lives off the kitchen. He would have heard all the commotion that night. He would have heard the gun go off. He would have heard the screams. He would have heard the sound of OP carrying Reeva down the stairs. He would have heard OP shutting off the alarm.

The housekeeper had NOTHING to say of that night!!!
No statements given to the police and introduced into court.

Is apartheid really over?

" ...  frankiefan • 12 days ago

Something that I have not seen raised anywhere is the lack of bloody hand or finger prints on the scene.

Oscar claims he deactivated his alarm (on a remote) to get out of his bedroom, then he had to unlock the bedroom door and open it, and then run downstairs to open the front door. There was no evidence presented of bloody prints on his alarm remote, bedroom door, front door or iPhones. Why? There are a few possible reasons: He either ran out of the bedroom and downstairs to open door and make calls BEFORE he pulled Reeva out of the bathroom (which would be inconsistent with his story) or he washed his hands immediately after he pulled her out of the bathroom before calling anybody or going downstairs but he never mentioned doing this. Both scenarios do not match his story of desperately battling to get her out of the toilet.

There is so much proof that his version is a lie. I don't believe the State have to do any more than prove his version is a lie in order to secure a conviction......"

http://www.enca.com/oscartrial/


This has bothered me. I would have expected blood hand/palm prints along the stairwell. A normal person would have been struggling with the dead weight and left the prints. What about a man who has false legs?

We have seen the blood in the bathroom and trailed along; we have seen the blood on OP's body.
There were NO hand-prints on ANY of the evidence... not even the bloody cricket bat, the rail on the stairs, etc..
I wonder if his cell phone even had bloody prints on it?

Oscar Pistorius trial: State gears up for showdown

30 July 2014 21:14

The State has filed its final arguments in the case of murder-accused Oscar Pistorius, says the NPA.

“We have filed the closing arguments in the high court today and are ready to argue,” said NPA spokesperson Nathi Mcube today.

Final argument in Pistorius’ murder trial will be heard on August 7.

On July 8, Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled that no heads of argument could be published in print or electronic media until the commencement of the arguments in court.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel made the application to prevent publication.

Read more:

http://www.citypress.co.za/news/oscar-pistorius-trial-state-gears-showdown/

Barry Bateman @barrybateman     ·   23h    
#OscarPistorius the state will present its oral arguments next Thursday, followed by the defence on Friday. BB

Barry Bateman @barrybateman · 23h
#OscarPistorius after the two days of arguments, it’s judgment. A date for that should be set after proceedings next Friday. BB

https://twitter.com/barrybateman