Last week the Pistorius trial was more like a savage boxing match as State prosecutor Gerrie Nel went in for a knockout, with Judge Masipa acting the part of a ring referee, who cautioned Gerrie for hitting a few inches below the belt.
The first low blow came on Wednesday when Gerrie flashed a photo of the dead Reeva with her brain exposed – and asked Oscar if he was prepared to take responsibility for her death. This caused a spectacular emotional meltdown by the
accused. On Friday, Judge Masipa told Gerrie he should not call Oscar a liar while he was in the witness box. She also reminded everyone present that the case was no laughing matter, after one of Gerrie’s remarks caused a ripple of laughter in court.
But the wily prosecutor kept up the pressure on Oscar, picking holes in his story.
He succeeded in getting Oscar to contradict his own testimony at the bail hearing last year. When Oscar denied knowing the term “zombie stopper” Gerrie produced a video of him using those very words about a bullet. Oscar did not come across as credible when he said witnesses Samantha Taylor and Darren Fresco were lying about his other two firearm charges. And when Gerrie’s repeated jabbing questions had him on the ropes, Oscar blamed the cops for disturbing crime scene
evidence. He continued to duck and dive under Gerrie’s relentless attack and rarely gave a straight yes or no answer. Oscar said he didn’t mean to shoot anyone, claiming the murder was accidental. When Gerrie put it to him that he shot Reeva during a quarrel, Oscar sobbed: “Not true, My Lady.” He said the same when Gerrie suggested Reeva was talking to him from inside the toilet before he shot her.
The prosecutor has not yet asked Oscar why Reeva locked the toilet door.
Source:dailysun
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