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Oscar Pistorius phoned ex-girlfriend hours before shooting, book claims Oscar Pistorius older brother may have deleted phone messages, book claims
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The judge may yet show Oscar Pistorius clemency during his upcoming sentencing for the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp, but the nascent Pistorius publishing industry is demonstrating little mercy.The judge may yet show Oscar Pistorius clemency during his upcoming sentencing for the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp, but the nascent Pistorius publishing industry is demonstrating little mercy.
Two weeks after the publication of a tell-all book by Pistorius’s ex-girlfriend’s mother, a new book by two respected South African investigative journalists claims that Pistorius’s older brother Carl may have deleted data from the athlete’s phone in the days after Steenkamp’s death. It also claims that the athlete phoned his ex-girlfriend hours before the shooting.Two weeks after the publication of a tell-all book by Pistorius’s ex-girlfriend’s mother, a new book by two respected South African investigative journalists claims that Pistorius’s older brother Carl may have deleted data from the athlete’s phone in the days after Steenkamp’s death. It also claims that the athlete phoned his ex-girlfriend hours before the shooting.
These allegations are made by authors Barry Bateman and Mandy Wiener in Behind The Door, the latest book to emerge from the Pistorius case.These allegations are made by authors Barry Bateman and Mandy Wiener in Behind The Door, the latest book to emerge from the Pistorius case.
Bateman and Wiener write that police believe Carl Pistorius took custody of a mobile phone belonging to his brother in the direct aftermath of the shooting, and only turned it in to the authorities 12 days later. When police got their hands on the iPhone in question it had been wiped of all data after being synchronised with another computer – necessitating its dispatch to Apple headquarters in the US.Bateman and Wiener write that police believe Carl Pistorius took custody of a mobile phone belonging to his brother in the direct aftermath of the shooting, and only turned it in to the authorities 12 days later. When police got their hands on the iPhone in question it had been wiped of all data after being synchronised with another computer – necessitating its dispatch to Apple headquarters in the US.
The book claims that police consequently considered charging Carl Pistorius with attempting to defeat the ends of justice, but eventually decided against it. The Pistorius family released a statement on Wednesday night saying that they were “not aware of any deletions having been affected by Oscar or effected on his instructions that could be relevant to this trial”.The book claims that police consequently considered charging Carl Pistorius with attempting to defeat the ends of justice, but eventually decided against it. The Pistorius family released a statement on Wednesday night saying that they were “not aware of any deletions having been affected by Oscar or effected on his instructions that could be relevant to this trial”.
Based on phone data allegedly obtained by police investigators, Bateman and Wiener also say that Pistorius had a nine-minute phone conversation with ex-girlfriend Jenna Edkins as he entered his Pretoria estate to meet Steenkamp on the night of the shooting.Based on phone data allegedly obtained by police investigators, Bateman and Wiener also say that Pistorius had a nine-minute phone conversation with ex-girlfriend Jenna Edkins as he entered his Pretoria estate to meet Steenkamp on the night of the shooting.
Edkins’ number, they record, was saved on Pistorius’s phone under the name “Babyshoes”. Police investigators allegedly failed to recognise the call to Edkins because her phone was registered under her father’s name.Edkins’ number, they record, was saved on Pistorius’s phone under the name “Babyshoes”. Police investigators allegedly failed to recognise the call to Edkins because her phone was registered under her father’s name.
Edkins also has a walk-on role in the recently-published Oscar: An Accident Waiting To Happen – the account of Pistorius’s relationship with another ex-girlfriend, Sam Taylor, from the perspective of Taylor’s mother Patricia.Edkins also has a walk-on role in the recently-published Oscar: An Accident Waiting To Happen – the account of Pistorius’s relationship with another ex-girlfriend, Sam Taylor, from the perspective of Taylor’s mother Patricia.
Taylor chronicles her daughter’s suspicions that Pistorius had not ended things with Edkins while Pistorius and Taylor were dating. The book will do no favours for Brand Pistorius, as it paints the athlete as a deeply troubled and volatile young man who had to be coaxed out of anxious tears to collect a medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games.Taylor chronicles her daughter’s suspicions that Pistorius had not ended things with Edkins while Pistorius and Taylor were dating. The book will do no favours for Brand Pistorius, as it paints the athlete as a deeply troubled and volatile young man who had to be coaxed out of anxious tears to collect a medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Taylor’s book also re-prints in full a six-page email sent by Pistorius to the Taylor family mid-2012, in which he writes: “Most of my adult life I have had moments that I sabotage the good that I have”. Taylor has been accused of seeking to cash in on her daughter’s involvement in Pistorius’s life, with South Africa’s Sunday Times ridiculing the book as “an accidental work of comic genius”.Taylor’s book also re-prints in full a six-page email sent by Pistorius to the Taylor family mid-2012, in which he writes: “Most of my adult life I have had moments that I sabotage the good that I have”. Taylor has been accused of seeking to cash in on her daughter’s involvement in Pistorius’s life, with South Africa’s Sunday Times ridiculing the book as “an accidental work of comic genius”.
But those seeking to fill a bookshelf with works from the Pistorius canon will soon be spoiled for choice. Two Afrikaans titles have already been published, with sales reportedly far exceeding those normal for the moribund South African publishing industry.But those seeking to fill a bookshelf with works from the Pistorius canon will soon be spoiled for choice. Two Afrikaans titles have already been published, with sales reportedly far exceeding those normal for the moribund South African publishing industry.
British journalist John Carlin’s Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius is due out in December, touted modestly by its publisher as “the most remarkable sports story ever told”. Steenkamp’s mother June, meanwhile, is releasing her own take on the Pistorius trial in Reeva: A Mother’s Story, to be published in November.British journalist John Carlin’s Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius is due out in December, touted modestly by its publisher as “the most remarkable sports story ever told”. Steenkamp’s mother June, meanwhile, is releasing her own take on the Pistorius trial in Reeva: A Mother’s Story, to be published in November.
Reports that Pistorius himself has a book lined up were subsequently dismissed as premature by the athlete’s agent.Reports that Pistorius himself has a book lined up were subsequently dismissed as premature by the athlete’s agent.
If Judge Thokozile Masipa sends Pistorius to jail when his sentencing hearing begins on 13 October that may have to be put on hold: South African law prohibits offenders from profiting from a crime while in jail.If Judge Thokozile Masipa sends Pistorius to jail when his sentencing hearing begins on 13 October that may have to be put on hold: South African law prohibits offenders from profiting from a crime while in jail.