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Oscar Pistorius on defensive over alarm Oscar Pistorius on defensive over alarm
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Prosecutors have pressed South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to clarify his claim that his home alarm was switched off the night he shot his girlfriend.Prosecutors have pressed South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to clarify his claim that his home alarm was switched off the night he shot his girlfriend.
Mr Pistorius initially said his alarm "must have been switched off", but in court was more certain, saying: "I turned the alarm off."Mr Pistorius initially said his alarm "must have been switched off", but in court was more certain, saying: "I turned the alarm off."
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel accused him of lying, but the Olympic athlete blamed tiredness for the discrepancies.Prosecutor Gerrie Nel accused him of lying, but the Olympic athlete blamed tiredness for the discrepancies.
Mr Pistorius, 27, admits killing Reeva Steenkamp but says it was an accident.Mr Pistorius, 27, admits killing Reeva Steenkamp but says it was an accident.
The sprinter has insisted in court in Pretoria that he shot Ms Steenkamp on 14 February last year after mistaking her for an intruder.The sprinter has insisted in court in Pretoria that he shot Ms Steenkamp on 14 February last year after mistaking her for an intruder.
During the first set of questions on Friday, Mr Nel repeatedly pressed Mr Pistorius as to why his testimony in court did not match his earlier statement, asking him: "Are you too tired to continue?"During the first set of questions on Friday, Mr Nel repeatedly pressed Mr Pistorius as to why his testimony in court did not match his earlier statement, asking him: "Are you too tired to continue?"
"I don't need time. I'm tired. That's not going to change," Mr Pistorius replied."I don't need time. I'm tired. That's not going to change," Mr Pistorius replied.
Mr Nel then said: "I think you're trying to cover up for lies. I'm not convinced by your answers."Mr Nel then said: "I think you're trying to cover up for lies. I'm not convinced by your answers."
The judge intervened and asked Mr Pistorius to clarify that he was not too tired to carry on.The judge intervened and asked Mr Pistorius to clarify that he was not too tired to carry on.
The prosecutor moved on to a discussion of events in the athlete's past, before returning to Mr Pistorius' account of the night Ms Steenkamp was killed.The prosecutor moved on to a discussion of events in the athlete's past, before returning to Mr Pistorius' account of the night Ms Steenkamp was killed.
'Your version is a lie' 'Fixated' on intruder
On Thursday, Mr Pistorius said he had not intended to pull the trigger, even to fire at an intruder, and could not explain why he fired four shots through a toilet cubicle door. Mr Nel repeated a line of attack he had used on Thursday, testing Mr Pistorius' version of events, and accusing him of lying.
"I didn't have time to think about it," he said in a trembling voice. Mr Pistorius told the court he had heard a window opening and closing, and had immediately got out of bed and grabbed his gun.
Mr Nel, known as the "bull terrier" in South Africa for his fierce questioning, set out what the prosecution believed happened in the early hours of 14 February 2013 in Mr Pistorius' Pretoria home. "I told Reeva to get down and phone the police," he said.
He said the two had an argument in the bedroom, and Ms Steenkamp ran screaming into the toilet. Mr Nel asked if he had not looked at Ms Steenkamp, or asked if she had heard the noise.
The chief prosecutor showed a police photograph of the bedroom, taken three hours after the shooting, which he said contradicted Mr Pistorius' account of where various items - including electric cooling fans and a duvet - had been placed at the time of the shooting. "On the morning of the 14th I was sure of what I heard," he said.
"Your version is a lie," Mr Nel said - something the defendant denied. "My whole being was fixated on this person that I thought was in the bathroom."
Mr Nel also suggested Mr Pistorius was only concerned about himself during the couple's three-month relationship. Mr Nel went on to show the court photographs from the bedroom that he said contradicted Mr Pistorius' account of where various items were.
"It was all about you, Mr Pistorius," he said, repeatedly. In a similar line of questioning on Thursday, Mr Nel had raised items including electric cooling fans and a duvet. On Friday, the prosecutor focused on a pair of jeans that were on top of a duvet.
The prosecution says Mr Pistorius shot his girlfriend after they had an argument in the bedroom.
The double amputee faces life imprisonment if convicted of murdering the 29-year-old model.The double amputee faces life imprisonment if convicted of murdering the 29-year-old model.
If he is acquitted of murder, the court must consider an alternative charge of culpable homicide, for which he could receive up to 15 years in prison.If he is acquitted of murder, the court must consider an alternative charge of culpable homicide, for which he could receive up to 15 years in prison.
Mr Pistorius also faces charges of illegally firing a gun in public and of illegally possessing ammunition, both of which he denies.Mr Pistorius also faces charges of illegally firing a gun in public and of illegally possessing ammunition, both of which he denies.
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.