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| Oscar Pistorius trial: Steenkamp meal claim challenged | Oscar Pistorius trial: Steenkamp meal claim challenged |
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| Oscar Pistorius' defence team has questioned a pathologist's finding that his girlfriend had eaten less than two hours before he killed her. | Oscar Pistorius' defence team has questioned a pathologist's finding that his girlfriend had eaten less than two hours before he killed her. |
| This contradicts the athlete's account that the pair had been in bed for several hours before the shooting. | This contradicts the athlete's account that the pair had been in bed for several hours before the shooting. |
| On Monday Mr Pistorius vomited as he listened to the medical testimony. | On Monday Mr Pistorius vomited as he listened to the medical testimony. |
| The Paralympic athlete, on trial for murder, denies intentionally killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and says he mistook her for a burglar. | The Paralympic athlete, on trial for murder, denies intentionally killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and says he mistook her for a burglar. |
| Dr Saayman said Ms Steenkamp had been shot three times, in the head, hip and arm but that he did not know the order of the injuries. | |
| If she had been shot in the hip or arm first, screaming would have been expected, he said. | |
| Neighbours have previously said they heard a woman screaming but Mr Pistorius' defence lawyers argue that the athlete was the only one who screamed. | |
| When pressed by defence lawyer Barry Roux, Dr Saayman said that there could be an error of "an hour or two" in his estimation of when Ms Steenkamp last ate. | |
| Judge Thokozile Masipa has ruled that Tuesday's post-mortem examination testimony could be tweeted but not broadcast live. | Judge Thokozile Masipa has ruled that Tuesday's post-mortem examination testimony could be tweeted but not broadcast live. |
| The judge had banned live twitter coverage of Monday's testimony because of its graphic nature. | The judge had banned live twitter coverage of Monday's testimony because of its graphic nature. |
| 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 29-year-old 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 29-year-old 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. | There are no juries at trials in South Africa, and his fate will ultimately be decided by the judge, assisted by two assessors. |
| If found guilty, the 27-year-old, a national sporting hero dubbed the "blade runner" after having both lower legs amputated, could face life imprisonment. | If found guilty, the 27-year-old, a national sporting hero dubbed the "blade runner" after having both lower legs amputated, could face life imprisonment. |