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| Oscar Pistorius sick during autopsy evidence | |
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| Oscar Pistorius vomited in court as he heard a pathologist's testimony about the nature of his girlfriend's injuries after he shot her dead. | |
| Earlier the judge banned all live broadcast of the autopsy evidence. | |
| Pathologist Gert Saayman successfully argued that broadcasting the details of the report could compromise the "dignity of the deceased". | |
| The Paralympic athlete, on trial for murder, denies intentionally killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. | |
| Mr Pistorius' body jerked and he retched as he heard the pathologist's evidence, reports the BBC's Pumza Fihlani at the court in Pretoria. | |
| A bucket was placed next to Mr Pistorius, who broke into tears on several occasions, leading the judge to briefly halt proceedings. | |
| The BBC is not able to report the details of the autopsy because of reporting restrictions, but correspondents described it as "graphic". | |
| Ms Steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door. Mr Pistorius says he mistook the 29-year-old model and aspiring lawyer for an intruder. | |
| Mr Saayman used the following arguments to persuade Judge Thokozile Masipa to ban broadcasts of his autopsy report: | Mr Saayman used the following arguments to persuade Judge Thokozile Masipa to ban broadcasts of his autopsy report: |
| The judge also banned coverage of the details of the autopsy report through Twitter and other social media. | |
| Large parts of the trial have been televised - a first for South Africa - but there are some media restrictions in place. | Large parts of the trial have been televised - a first for South Africa - but there are some media restrictions in place. |
| For example, there is a ban on showing the faces of witnesses giving evidence, as well as on close-up shots of people in the courtroom. | For example, there is a ban on showing the faces of witnesses giving evidence, as well as on close-up shots of people in the courtroom. |
| Shock | Shock |
| Earlier, a security guard at the compound where Mr Pistorius lived defended his own account of phone calls made in the minutes after the shooting of Ms Steenkamp. | Earlier, a security guard at the compound where Mr Pistorius lived defended his own account of phone calls made in the minutes after the shooting of Ms Steenkamp. |
| Pieter Baba said he had phoned Mr Pistorius and not the other way round, as the defence team had suggested. | Pieter Baba said he had phoned Mr Pistorius and not the other way round, as the defence team had suggested. |
| If found guilty, the 27-year-old, a national sporting hero dubbed the "blade runner", could face life imprisonment. | If found guilty, the 27-year-old, a national sporting hero dubbed the "blade runner", could face life imprisonment. |
| On Friday Mr Baba, a security guard working at Mr Pistorius' gated community, spoke of his shock at seeing Mr Pistorius carrying a dying Ms Steenkamp down the stairs at the athlete's villa. | On Friday Mr Baba, a security guard working at Mr Pistorius' gated community, spoke of his shock at seeing Mr Pistorius carrying a dying Ms Steenkamp down the stairs at the athlete's villa. |
| Mr Baba said he had called Mr Pistorius in response to neighbours' reports of gunfire from the house in the early hours of the morning. | Mr Baba said he had called Mr Pistorius in response to neighbours' reports of gunfire from the house in the early hours of the morning. |
| The guard said Mr Pistorius had told him: "Everything is fine," before calling him back a few minutes later and crying down the phone. | The guard said Mr Pistorius had told him: "Everything is fine," before calling him back a few minutes later and crying down the phone. |
| On Monday, Mr Pistorius' defence lawyer suggested the athlete had called Mr Baba first and not the other way round, but the witness stuck to his testimony. | On Monday, Mr Pistorius' defence lawyer suggested the athlete had called Mr Baba first and not the other way round, but the witness stuck to his testimony. |
| Mr Pistorius' lawyer, Barry Roux, then suggested his client had said: "I am fine," and not: "Everything is fine," but again the witness said this was not true. | Mr Pistorius' lawyer, Barry Roux, then suggested his client had said: "I am fine," and not: "Everything is fine," but again the witness said this was not true. |
| "My Lady, what I just told the court is the truth," Mr Baba told the judge. | "My Lady, what I just told the court is the truth," Mr Baba told the judge. |
| Distraught | Distraught |
| During an emotional testimony on Friday, his former girlfriend, Samantha Taylor, described how Mr Pistorius fired his gun from his car. The athlete denies doing so. | During an emotional testimony on Friday, his former girlfriend, Samantha Taylor, described how Mr Pistorius fired his gun from his car. The athlete denies doing so. |
| Mr Pistorius has appeared distraught as the events of 14 February 2013 have been recounted in the court in Pretoria. | Mr Pistorius has appeared distraught as the events of 14 February 2013 have been recounted in the court in Pretoria. |
| The state is seeking to convince the court that Mr Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp, a model, reality TV star and law graduate, had an argument before the athlete fired the shots that killed his girlfriend. | The state is seeking to convince the court that Mr Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp, a model, reality TV star and law graduate, had an argument before the athlete fired the shots that killed his girlfriend. |
| There are no juries at trials in South Africa, and his fate will ultimately be decided by the judge, assisted by two assessors. |