(ATR)Prosecutor Gerrie Nel cross-examined Oscar Pistorius in the Paralympian’s murder trial Wednesday.
The day before Pistorius took the stand to offer his version of the events, but the day was cut short after a visibly shaken Pistorius sobbed uncontrollably making it impossible to continue.
Pistorius began Wednesday finishing his version of the events of the night of the killing. He said that after shooting Reeva Steenkamp, he went to see if she was breathing, then retrieved his mobile phone to call for help.
Nel then began his cross-examination vowing to "get the truth."
"You made a mistake? You shot and killed her. Say it: 'I shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp,'" said Nel berating Pistorius on the stand.
The prosecution aimed to disrupt Pistorius’ version of the events by showing Pistorius has been reckless with guns in the past.
Nel then showed a video of Pistorius at a gun range referring to himself as a "zombie stopper" while firing guns at watermelons.
"It makes me very upset to hear myself saying something like that," Pistorius said.
Nel then compared the fates of the watermelons in the video to what happened to Reeva Steenkamp. Nel showed a picture of Steenkamp’s wounds, saying "[the watermelon] exploded. You know the same happened to Reeva?"
"I was there. I don't have to look at a picture," Pistorius yelled while sobbing.
The court was then adjourned to give Pistorius time to recover after his lawyer objected to the line of questioning.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel is expected to continue his cross-examination of Pistorius Thursday while the defense is expected to call 14 to 17 witnesses after Pistorius’ testimony concludes.
The trail is expected to last into May before Judge Thokozile Masipa makes a decision.
Written by Aaron Bauer
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