Oscar Pistorius trial
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Roux stressing that Saayman not definite on time of Reeva last meal. Saayman agrees, says it was based on probabilities. @eNCAnewsMar. 11, 2014
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Defence: why were you at such pains to qualify your testimony about her stomach contents? Never understood your evidence to be exact? No.Mar. 11, 2014
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Judge Masipa is back. Roux continues. Prof. Saayman reads names of the publications into the record. #OscarTrialMar. 11, 2014
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#OscarPistorius there is no time set for this adjournment - we’ll break for as long as it takes Roux to study the articles. BBMar. 11, 2014
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Roux asking for copies of medical articles not included in post-mortem. Saayman insists he did not rely on these but his experience.Mar. 11, 2014
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Oscar Pistorius is far more composed than he was yesterday as he listens to pathologist's evidenceMar. 11, 2014
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#OscarPistorius Roux asks for an adjournment to study these articles, and will present to the court the textbook reference he has. BBMar. 11, 2014
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Saayman says he didn't rely on academic articles to make his finding on when Reeva ate last. #OscarTrial @eNCAnewsMar. 11, 2014
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State will argue that Saayman evidence that Reeva ate at 12. 1am contradicts #OscarPistorius bail version that they went to bed at 10pm.Mar. 11, 2014
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Saayman questioned about Reeva's last meal. Y'day he said she probably ate two hours before death, but admitted it wasn't "exact science"Mar. 11, 2014
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Roux suggesting that Saayman isn't an authority on issue of digestion. Likely defense experts disagree with him on Reeva last meal timeMar. 11, 2014
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Roux now begins questioning Saayman about his testimony re Reeva's last meal - he said she ate two hours before her death. @eNCAnewsMar. 11, 2014
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#OscarTrial prosecution establishes pathologist credentials: Saayman estimates he's done or supervised 10-15,000 (!!!) autopsiesMar. 11, 2014
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#OscarPistorius Roux moves to the urine in the bladder - Saayman says the small amount found was murky. Not unusual. BBMar. 11, 2014
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#OscarPistorius Saayman the shot to the ear would have caused immediate incapacitation. BBMar. 11, 2014
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Saayman says bullet injuries to arm and hip wouldn't affect Reeva cognitive function, but wound to head would be different @eNCAnewsMar. 11, 2014
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Roux asks Saayman if devastation of Reeva wounds would have been more intense if shots fired in quick succession @eNCAnews #OscarTrialMar. 11, 2014
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#OscarPistorius Nel concludes. Now over to Roux. He asks about the devastating effect of the wounds. BBMar. 11, 2014
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#OscarPistorius Nel asks Saayman - how many post mortems have you conducted?
Between 10k and 15k over the last 30 years. BBMar. 11, 2014- Reply
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#OscarPistorius Nel said yesterday he’d need just another 15 minutes with the Prof before Roux can start cross-examination. BBMar. 11, 2014
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Here's what happened yesterday:
Reeva Steenkamp suffered three devastating injuries, any one of which could potentially have killed her, when her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius shot hollow-tipped bullets through a bathroom door into her hip, arm and head, the pathologist who conducted her autopsy said.
Given the angle of the bullet that passed through her skull, it's unlikely she was standing when the shot hit her above the right eye, Gert Saayman told the judge who must decide if Pistorius murdered her deliberately or mistook her for a burglar, as he claims.
That shot, the last of three to hit her, was "incapacitating and probably almost instantly fatal," the pathologist said.
Pistorius retched into a bucket throughout Saayman's two hours of testimony on Monday, clutching his head in his hands and covering his ears between rounds of weeping, vomiting and dry heaving.
And there's likely to be more of the same when Saayman returns to the stand on Tuesday. He's due to continue testifying briefly for the prosecution before he is cross-examined by the defense.
At the request of lawyers on both sides and Saayman himself, Judge Thokozile Masipa banned the live transmission of the pathologist's testimony. Ruling it too grisly, she ordered no live broadcasting, tweeting or blogging.
Pistorius, 27, does not deny firing the bullets that killed Steenkamp, but pleaded not guilty when his trial opened March 3, saying his action was a terrible mistake, not the deliberate murder of his model girlfriend of nearly four months.
Saayman said her wounds were consistent with "ranger" bullets, which open up "like the petals of a flower" inside a body to cause maximum tissue damage.
The edges of "ranger" bullet fragments are so sharp that medical students are warned about them.
If surgeons or pathologists operate on a person shot with them, "you need to be particularly careful because you can easily cut or injure yourself on these jagged edges," Saayman testified.
Saayman also testified that the state of food in Steenkamp's stomach at the autopsy suggests she probably ate within two hours of her death. -
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#Pistorius still consumed with grief in dock, his face and neck reddening. Sister Aimee at his side again.Mar. 10, 2014
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Pathologist says Reeva Steenkamp probably ate within two hours of her death. Pistorius had said he and Reeva had gone to sleep earlierMar. 10, 2014
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Court adjourned. Can now update you. #OscarPistorius has retched and vomited uncontrollably through hours of pathologist testimony.Mar. 10, 2014
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Court has ended for the day. We can now report on what the pathologist said after lunch. From Richard Greene in the courtroom:
-Pathologist says any of the three injuries to Steenkamp could've been fatal and all were immediately incapacitating.
-The bullet that hit her skull probably killed her almost immediately. It passed from the top of her head over her right eye, to the base of the skull. This suggests she was not standing when hit.
-The wounds Steenkamp sustained are consistent with "ranger" bullets that open up "like the petals of a flower" to cause maximum tissue damage.
-Pistorius vomited repeatedly during the hour long testimony. -
If you don't feel like reading through a week's worth of live blog posts, Richard Greene summed up the questions raised in week one of Reeva Steenkamp's murder trial.
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This trial has put South Africa's legal system in the spotlight. Here's some background for those not familiar with the process.
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Just after Pistorius' bail hearing, CNN's Robyn Curnow gave a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of reporting on such a high-profile story such as the Oscar Pistorius one.
WATCH: http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/02/22/lklv-curnow-pistorius-media-backstory.cnn.html -
#OscarTrial Judge says press can go on and do their work but not live - paraphrase and summarise just not liveRetweeted by karynmaughanMar. 10, 2014
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Nel unhappy that electronic media has been direct quoting Dr Saayman's testimony. @eNCAnews #OscarTrialMar. 10, 2014
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Not in court now - live on @newday this hour. Follow @RAGreeneCNN in the meantime. We cant live tweet pathologist evidence. Only after.Mar. 10, 2014
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Oscar Pistorius appeared to be in severe physical distress as Reeva Steenkamp's injuries were described, retching many timesMar. 10, 2014
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Here are the autopsy details, from Richard Greene who was in court before the lunch break:
-Cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds
-Saayman described wounds to her skull which appear consistent with a bullet entering Steenkamp's skull and exiting after passing through. Wound seem consistent with the bullet breaking inside her skull and exiting in two places.
-There is a wound that is surrounded by a halo of small superficial wounds "likely" to have been caused by "wooden splinters"-There is also a wound in the webbing between the second and third fingers of one of her hands. Saayman cannot be sure which direction the bullet traveled within her hand.
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From CNN's Richard Greene who is in court:#OscarTrial : Judge has banned all live transmission of information while pathologist testifies about autopsy. Summary after allowed. So:Mar. 10, 2014
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Reeva Steenkamp died of multiple gunshot wounds, including bullet that appears to have entered her skull, broken and exited in two placesMar. 10, 2014- Reply
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Reeva Steenkamp was wearing Nike shorts and a black vest (ie tank top) when she died; both are bloodstainedMar. 10, 2014- Reply
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Oscar Pistorius retched repeatedly, clutching his head in his hands, as pathologist described Steenkamp's wounds. Shoved fingers in his earsMar. 10, 2014- Reply
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Looks like live blogging is banned too:Judge Masipa: "When I referred to Twitter, I failed to refer to blogging as well. Twitter is not allowed, blogging is not allowed."Mar. 10, 2014
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#Pistorius curled up in dock during Saayman's testimony, the clinical evidence hitting him hardest. Hands over head trying to keep it out.Mar. 10, 2014
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#OscarTrial #OscarPistorius sat heaving in court as the pathologist testified in graphic detail about the deceased's wounds.Retweeted by MandyWienerMar. 10, 2014- Reply
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#OscarTrial Court adjourned after #OscarPistorius "got sick" in court as Gerrie Nel so quaintly put itRetweeted by MandyWienerMar. 10, 2014- Reply
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A bucket was brought in earlier in case Pistorius needed to throw up.#OscarTrial takes break during pathologist testimony. Pistorius brother and sister both come to check on him. Court back in sessionMar. 10, 2014- Reply
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