Oscar Pistorius, on trial in Pretoria, South Africa for the killing of
his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was today overcome during testimony
about Steenkamp's autopsy that he uncontrollably vomited several times.
As the state threw up its latest witness — forensic pathologist Prof.
Gert Saayman, to reveal details of the postmortem done on Reeva
Steenkamp's body — and thereby the gruesome details of just how she
died, Pistorius lurched and retched, forcing the court to stop.
Oscar went pale on hearing the precise details of what the bullets he fired did to his girlfriend on Valentine's
Day, causing the court to be stopped three times in the morning session to allow him to compose himself.
But it didn't help.
Eventually Pistorius' counsel Barry Roux told the court, "We must go on, it won't get better."
Armed
with a blue bucket, Oscar sat crouched down, fingers clasped behind his
head, spit dribbling downward as the rest of the packed courtroom
listened to the gripping testimony unfold.Continue...
Millions of viewers outside the courtroom were barred from hearing
Saayman describe in detail the mortal wounds Steenkamp suffered, mainly
as both the defense and prosecution agreed that it would impede
the dignity of Steenkamp and her family as grim details were about her
death were revealed.
Steenkamp was
shot in the top right of her head, the right elbow, the right hip, and
the webbing of her left hand.
One question still at issue is when
the fatal bullet was fired. The prosecution is arguing that the fatal
shot was the final one, and that Steenkamp screamed loud enough for
witnesses to hear. The defense is expected to argue that the fatal shot
was the first one.
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