Oscar Pistorius facial expressions in court
Oscar Pistorius and late Reeva SteenkampOscar Pistorius murder trial entered Day 24 today and it looks like more confusing factors are getting exposed.
According forensic expert and former policeman Dr. Roger Dixon, his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp was standing with her hand "on the door handle" before Oscar shot her dead through a locked toilet door.
Dixon told the court Ms Steenkamp was "standing arm forward towards the door handle" when he opened fire, suggesting she may have been in the process of opening the toilet door.
The athlete's defence team, led by Barry Roux, sought to cast doubt over the prosecution's claim that Ms Steenkamp "ran screaming" to the bathroom and locked herself inside the toilet hiding from Pistorius following a domestic dispute.
However things get more contradicting because several neighbours claimed they heard a woman screaming followed by loud noises at the start of the trial, which appears to back the prosecution's case that there was truly an argument before Pistorius opened fire at the door knowing Ms Steenkamp was inside.
But Pistorius' defense team claims neighbours confused the sound of a cricket bat striking the door for gunshots and mistook the athlete's high-pitched voice calling for help for a woman screaming for help.
On Tuesday, the court also heard sound recordings of a cricket bat striking a door and of gunshots fired through a door. The defence sought to prove the sounds are similar and could be confused
Dixon told the court Ms Steenkamp was "standing arm forward towards the door handle" when he opened fire, suggesting she may have been in the process of opening the toilet door.
The athlete's defence team, led by Barry Roux, sought to cast doubt over the prosecution's claim that Ms Steenkamp "ran screaming" to the bathroom and locked herself inside the toilet hiding from Pistorius following a domestic dispute.
However things get more contradicting because several neighbours claimed they heard a woman screaming followed by loud noises at the start of the trial, which appears to back the prosecution's case that there was truly an argument before Pistorius opened fire at the door knowing Ms Steenkamp was inside.
But Pistorius' defense team claims neighbours confused the sound of a cricket bat striking the door for gunshots and mistook the athlete's high-pitched voice calling for help for a woman screaming for help.
On Tuesday, the court also heard sound recordings of a cricket bat striking a door and of gunshots fired through a door. The defence sought to prove the sounds are similar and could be confused
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