Oscar Pistorius trial

Van Rensburg says police don't normally make inventory of items at scenes. #OscarTrial @eNCAnews

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:13:03 AM

“@Debora_Patta : Seems not even our crime scenes are safe from crime - a watch went missing from OP's house during police investigation!”

by Rohit Kachroo via twitter 3/14/2014 8:12:24 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: while collecting the evidence it became clear we had a prima facie case - I arrested him. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 8:11:37 AM

Van Rensburg: When the discussion went on upstairs, "the accused was already being transferred first to the police station". #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 8:11:02 AM

Van Rensburg says nothing besides watch was reported stolen from #OscarPistorius scene. @eNCAnews

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:10:15 AM

Van Rensburg: "I handed the six watches over to the accused without the box. The box was needed for analysis." #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 8:10:10 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: after blood analysis was conducted, the remaining six watches were returned to the accused, but not the box.

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 8:09:41 AM

Radovan Krejcir also laid theft charge against Hawks over alleged watch theft from his home during raid.

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:09:17 AM

#OscarPistorius watch reported missing as police studied crime scene. Van Rensburg searched all cops, couldn't find it. SA's finest??

by RAGreeneCNN via twitter 3/14/2014 8:09:16 AM

Van Rensburg: "When I visited the accused, I told him he must remember he's a celebrity." I told him to report anything missing. #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 8:09:04 AM

Col Schoombie explaining the great hunt for an expensive watch stolen from scene. Forensic experts and vehicles searched. Embarrassing.

by Mandy Wiener via twitter 3/14/2014 8:08:18 AM

Van Rensburg: "We even searched the vehicles of every expert at the scene." #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 8:08:07 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: apparently a second watch was also taken. The colonel opened a theft case. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 8:07:23 AM

Van Rensburg says police did extensive search for missing watch, couldn't find it. A theft docket was opened and still under investigation.

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:07:20 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: called all the personnel to the garage, body searched them all and their bags and vehicles for the watch. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 8:06:39 AM

Witness says he asked officer to look after Pistorius' watches. Officers were searched at the scene, he says

by Rohit Kachroo via twitter 3/14/2014 8:06:37 AM

Van Rensburg: I said the watches were expensive but another one went missing. "We body searched everyone. We searched the whole house."

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 8:06:33 AM

Now Van Rensburg says police photographer later told him that ANOTHER watch was missing. #OscarTrial @eNCAnews

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:06:31 AM

After speaking Afrikaans for half an hour today and all day Thurs, #OscarTrial cop van Rensburg switches to English to speed things up (!!!)

by RAGreeneCNN via twitter 3/14/2014 8:06:04 AM

Van Rensburg: A watch went missing from the corner of the box. An officer told him the accused's sister had asked to take it. #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 8:06:00 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: the photographer told me that the sister of accused took the watch. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 8:05:43 AM

Van Rensburg says value of "missing" watch between R50-100000 @eNCAnews

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:05:41 AM

Van Rensburg now says police photographer told him that #OscarPistorius sister took one of his watches. @eNCAnews

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:05:07 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: says he noticed the watch on the bottom left hand side of the box was missing. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 8:04:49 AM

Van Rensburg says he had back to watch cases. When he turned around, he saw watch on left bottom corner was missing. @eNCAnews

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:04:15 AM

Witness will now switch to English

by Rohit Kachroo via twitter 3/14/2014 8:03:48 AM

Van Rensburg points to photo showing the box of watches on top of a stereo loudspeaker. #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 8:02:58 AM

Loooong story about #OscarPistorius watches. But not a gooooood one.

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 8:02:51 AM

Van Rensburg said Pistorius was then arrested and taken away from the scene. He returned to bedroom where forensic team were at work.

by Aislinn Laing via twitter retweeted by karynmaughan 3/14/2014 8:01:55 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: The photographer apologised to me that the forensics had started with him. He was satisfied with situation. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 8:01:15 AM

Honored to be working #OscarTrial with @RobynCurnowCNN @KimNorgaardCNN and thanks for shoutout @errolCNN .

by RAGreeneCNN via twitter 3/14/2014 8:01:14 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: after the accused was removed from the scene, I found the forensic team inside the main bedroom. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 7:59:21 AM

Van Rensburg: "The accused was arrested and taken away from the scene." #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 7:58:50 AM

A photo of a blood smeared box containing six 'tempting' watches is shown. Schoombie has to explain defence claim that it went missing.

by Mandy Wiener via twitter 3/14/2014 7:58:30 AM

Van Rensburg: "As you can see on the container of watches, there are blood smears. As a result we could not move this container." #Pistorius

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 7:58:23 AM

ExCop van Rensburg says the sight of OP's watches was "tempting to any person because they were expensive". Any person w/out a MORAL COMPASS

by Rebecca Davis via twitter retweeted by karynmaughan 3/14/2014 7:58:15 AM

#OscarTrial dealing with #Pistorius expensive watches which he says disappeared during police investigation. Cop thought they were tempting

by RAGreeneCNN via twitter 3/14/2014 7:58:14 AM

VRensburg says police couldn't remove watch case from scene because there was blood spatters on it. @eNCAnews #OscarTrial

by Karyn Maughan via twitter 3/14/2014 7:58:07 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: we couldn’t remove the box because there were specks of blood on the watches. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 7:58:00 AM

Van Rensburg: I saw there were expensive watches in #Pistorius 's bedroom. I told photographer I need pictures of these watches.

by David Smith via twitter 3/14/2014 7:57:44 AM

Now, a case of expensive watches. Blood smears on the lining of the case

by Rohit Kachroo via twitter 3/14/2014 7:57:37 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: told the photographer to take photos of the box of watches and to keep an eye on it. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 7:57:19 AM

Now a picture of a case of expensive watches

by Rohit Kachroo via twitter 3/14/2014 7:56:59 AM

#OscarPistorius Van Rensburg: says when seeing the watches, that they were expensive, they might be tempting for some people. BB

by Barry Bateman via twitter 3/14/2014 7:56:51 AM