So who is Oscar Pistorius paying a rumoured £3,500 to defend himself? Barry Roux is a big name lawyer in South Africa and regarded as a master of cross examination. His witness demolition has been compared to clubbing baby seals to death. Roux already showed his abilities in court when he discredited police detective Hiilton …
The Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa has taken on an increasingly CSI flavor with the forensic evidence now being displayed in the case that has transfixed much of the ‘trial watching’ world. In its second week, the trial of the paraolympian for the alleged murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has involved all manner of …
Oscar Pistorius vomited and sobbed as he heard graphic evidence about the injuries caused by his shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The trial of the olympian continues in South Africa with Pistorious accused of the murder of his girlfriend. He was listening to evidence from pathologist Professor Gert Saayman, who explained that Steenkamp had been …
The damning evidence in the Oscar Pistorius trial will test his hard-hitting lawyer Barry Roux and his cross examination skills. The evidence comes from the security guard on duty when Reeva Steenkamp, 29, was killed. He provided some damning evidence against the athlete who has denied the murder of Steenkamp. The evidence comes at the …
Pistorius Trial Week 2 Sees Cross Examination of the Key Witness Read More »
Oscar Pistorius, the “Blade Runner” defendant in the shooting of his girlfriend, appears to have had previous gun issues. A month before the para-Olympian was alleged to have killed his girlfriend he accidentally fired a gun under a table in a Johannesburg restaurant, requesting that a friend, Darren Fresco, take the blame for the discharge. …
Trigger-Happy Pistorius? The Prosecution Take Aim at Oscar Pistorius Read More »
The Oscar Pistorious trial will screen globally, albeit with limitations, with the judge saying there would be three cameras filming the trial of the paralympian accused of shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The filming was agreed to after South African media requested a live audio recording and video footage of the opening and closing arguments and …