Stipp stood on his balcony and heard a woman screaming. He tried to see which house it was coming from. One house opposite his house had "all the lights on." He saw the light on in the bathroom window.
There's a direct line of sight from Stipp's bedroom to Pistorius' bathroom.
Stipp is being shown different aerial photographs of the neighborhood. Then he's shown a close up of Pistorius' house zoomed in to the bathroom window.
An aerial photograph of the neighborhood is shown on a television screen. Stipp identifies his house. Pistorius is looking at the TV screen that's in front of him with the same photograph.
On the night Reeva Steenkamp died, Stipp was at home with his wife, three kids and domestic servant. They went to bed around 10:30 p.m.
30 minutes out from day four of the trail against Oscar Pistorius.
Court is done for the day. Back again tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. local time.
Gerrie Nel asks if court can be adjourned so they have time to get the notes from Charl Johnson's computer.
Roux has a chance to respond. He asks if there was a wall between the child's table and the Pistorius table. Mrs. Loupis says yes, there was.
Roux is done with questions. Nel has one more question. He asks what Maria Loupis remembers from the table next to where Pistorius was seated. Loupis says there was a child sitting there.
Nel has nothing further for the witness. Mr. Roux begins cross-examination.
When Maria Loupis asked the table what had happened, Fresco told her the gun fell out of his pants and went off. She asked him what the first rule of gun ownership was, and he responded with "safety first." She then hit Fresco over the head.
Maria Loupis was sitting outside when the gun went off. She went and spoke to Darren Fresco, the gun owner.
If you're counting, only one out of six witnesses so far has agreed to be on camera.
Loupis is excused. Maria Loupis is the next witness and she doesn't want to be on camera either.
Loupis says he hasn't spoken to Pistorius since the incident and that Pistorius hasn't been back to the restaurant since.
Pistorius is taking notes while Loupis tells Gerrie Nel what happened at the restaurant.
Loupis is the owner of Tasha's.
Jason Loupis doesn't want to be on camera but because the state didn't give the court 24 hours notice the judge has to make a special order to allow it.
Judge Masipa excuses the witness. The next witness, Jason Loupis, is called.
Nel asks if Pistorius asked the gun owner to take the blame. Lerena doesn't know if that necessarily happened, but does know that the gun owner ultimately took the blame.
Roux has no further questions for the witness. Gerrie Nel does.
Roux says, according to another witness statement, that the gun owner apologized for giving Pistorius a loaded gun saying it was "his fault."
Roux says Pistorius was angry with the gun owner for giving him a loaded gun. Lerena can't remember that.
Roux says that Pistorius wanted to make sure the gun was safe and checked the chamber to do so. Pistorius told Roux that it was during this process that the gun discharged.
Roux asks if anyone was drinking alcohol at Tasha's restaurant when the gun discharged. Lerena says no. Roux asks if the restaurant was noisy, Lerena says yes. Roux says that Pistorius has told him that he didn't hear anyone saying that there was "one in the chamber," Pistorius wanted to look at the gun because he was considering buying a similar one.
Kevin Lerena is back on the stand. Pistorius lawyer Barry Roux begins cross-examining him.
Court is back in session after the lunch break.
Mr. Roux asks for an adjournment so they can prepare to question the witness, court will take an extended break for lunch. Judge Masipa asks to see the lawyers in her chambers before court reconvenes.
Mr. Roux says he's unprepared to question Mr. Lerena because they weren't expecting him on the stand so soon. Mr. Roux also says that Mr. Oldwage might cross-examine Lerena because Roux isn't sure about questioning a boxer, prompting laughter from the gallery.
Nothing further for Mr. Lerena from Mr. Nel
Lerena says he came forward because of inaccurate media reports saying he'd been shot in the leg by Pistorius.
Lerena also says that Pistorius asked for Fresco to tell the restaurant it was him who let the shot off because Pistorius didn't want any additional media attention.
After the shot went off, Lerena says Pistorius apologized and asked if everyone was O.K.
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