Pistorius Refuses to View Head Wound of Girlfriend He Killed
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Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius looked away when a photograph of his girlfriend’s bloodied head was broadcast live on television as prosecutor Gerrie Nel pressed him to “take responsibility” for killing her.
Nel, beginning his cross-examination of Pistorius at the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital, today, urged Pistorius to look at the photograph of Reeva Steenkamp who he shot on Valentine’s day last year at his home. Pistorius, 27, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Steenkamp and testified that he thought he was shooting at a burglar.