(ATR) At the Pretoria High Court on Friday, Prosecutor Gerrie Nel aggressively questioned Oscar Pistorius about his account of the night he shot Reeva Steenkamp.
The prosecution once again aimed to undermine the Olympian's credibility and disrupt hisversion of events that took place on Valentine's Day of 2013.Pistorius has testified his intention that night was to protect Steenkamp and himself from what he thought was an intruder in the house.
"I didn't want to take anybody's life," the Paralympian told the court."I screamed for the intruders to get out of my home."
Nel insisted Pistorius "wanted to shoot," to which the double-amputee replied there is a"massive difference" between being prepared for something and wanting to do it.
The prosecution questioned why Pistorius did not wait for a response from Steenkamp the night of the shooting after screaming at the supposed intruder.
"My whole body was fixated on the threat," the Olympic sprinter responded.
Pistorius argued thatSteenkamp may have assumed the intruder was nearby and kept quiet. The Paralympian denied knowing that she was behind the door when he fired his gun through it.
The double-amputee incorrectly answered questions about home repair work and his alarm system. While Pistorius blamed the mistakes on fatigue, Nel insisted the Olympian was "trying to cover up for lies."
Shortly after,Judge Thokozile Masipa honored a request from the prosecution for the court to be adjourned until Monday.
The defense is expected to call 14 to 17 witnesses after Pistorius’ testimony concludes.The trial is expected to last into May before Judge Thokozile Masipa makes a decision.
On March 3, Pistorius pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder and a firearms charge associated with Steenkamp's killing.If convicted, Pistorius faces 25 years in jail.
Written byNicole Bennett
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