When will this trial ever end?
The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius resumes today after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius resumes today after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to receive the conclusions of a panel of one psychologist and three psychiatrists who were instructed to assess whether the double amputee runner was capable of understanding the wrongfulness of his act when he shot Steenkamp through a closed toilet door last year.
The evaluation came after psychiatrist, Dr Merryll Vorster, testified for the defence that Pistorius, who has said he feels vulnerable because of his disability and long held worry about crime, had an anxiety disorder that could have contributed to the killing.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has alleged that Pistorius killed Steenkamp after an argument and has portrayed the athlete as a hot head with a love of guns and an inflated sense of entitlement.
The evaluation came after psychiatrist, Dr Merryll Vorster, testified for the defence that Pistorius, who has said he feels vulnerable because of his disability and long held worry about crime, had an anxiety disorder that could have contributed to the killing.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has alleged that Pistorius killed Steenkamp after an argument and has portrayed the athlete as a hot head with a love of guns and an inflated sense of entitlement.
By: Farai Diza
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