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Topic: TEXT-Pistorius affidavit
at Pretoria bail hearing |
TEXT-Pistorius affidavit
at Pretoria bail hearing
Reuters, by David Dolan
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Posted By:Emerson, 2/19/2013 9:38:59 AM
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| Following are the central extracts of the court affidavit of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last week. (Snip)read out in Pretoria magistrates court by the head of Pistorius´ defence team, Barry Roux. - By about 2200 on Feb. 13 we were in our bedroom. She was doing yoga exercises and I was in bed watching television. My prosthetic legs were off. We were deeply in love and I could not be happier. - I have received death threats before. I have also been a victim of violence and burglaries before. For that reason
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Comments:
He explains that he has mobility in his stumps.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 2/19/2013 9:46:08 AM (No. 9184601)
Explains that she had apparently slipped into the toilet compartment of the bathroom, which had a separate door, while he was outside on the balcony. There were no lights on, so it was "pitch black".
If what he says is true, this was a horrible accident indeed.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Keekng, 2/19/2013 9:55:41 AM (No. 9184617)
Does anyone really care? He killed her, get on with it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
fritzilou, 2/19/2013 10:10:30 AM (No. 9184654)
Rush to judgement yields nothing; time will tell.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
pineledger, 2/19/2013 10:37:04 AM (No. 9184719)
Let forensics deal with it.
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