PRETORIA, South Africa - Police photographs of a bare-chested Oscar Pistorius
standing in his garage on blood-stained prosthetic legs and wearing shorts
covered in blood, taken shortly after the athlete fatally shot his girlfriend,
were shown to the court at his murder trial Friday.
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. Prosecutors displayed two photos on TV monitors in the courtroom, with the
first of the muscled double-amputee Olympic athlete standing facing a camera.
There are blood stains up to the knees of his limbs and his shorts are also
bloodied, but his naked chest appears to be clean of blood. A second photograph
of Pistorius from the waist up and from the left side also shows blood on his
shorts and parts of his body, with a tattoo visible on his back. The photographs
were taken in Pistorius Pretoria home soon after the athlete killed Reeva
Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentines Day last year, a former policeman
testified. Pistorius says he carried Steenkamp downstairs to try to save her
after mistakenly shooting her in his bathroom. Former police Col. G.S. van
Rensburg described the early part of the investigation after he arrived at the
scene around 30 to 40 minutes after prosecutors say Pistorius killed Steenkamp
in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14, 2013. The prosecution says Pistorius
intentionally killed Steenkamp in the upstairs bathroom after a loud argument
and then tried to cover it up by saying he thought the 29-year-old model was a
dangerous intruder. Pistorius, 27, maintains the killing was an accident and has
pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. Van Rensburg, the former
commander at a police station close to Pistorius home, said he didnt arrest
Pistorius immediately, but did warn him to remain at the house. "I told him I
observed him as a suspect at that stage," van Rensburg said. "I warned him of
his rights ... I requested him to remain present at all times at the scene." Van
Rensburg said Pistorius was earlier "very emotional," and that the runners
brother and sister, Carl and Aimee, and a lawyer later arrived at the house. A
close-up photograph of the toilet inside the cubicle where Steenkamp was shot
three times, once in the head, was also displayed. It showed an extensive blood
smear on the rim, as well as thick blood streaks in the bowl, where the water
was also dark with blood. Van Rensburg said he recognized the toilet door
through which Pistorius shot as the "most valuable" piece of evidence, and that
it was important to secure it, particularly since he had heard media were
willing to pay up to $5,500 for a photo of it. The toilet door was placed in a
plastic "body bag" and transported to a police station, where van Rensburg said
he stored it in his office because it was too big to fit in an area normally
reserved for evidence from crime scenes. The police investigation has been
heavily criticized by Pistorius defence lawyer, Barry Roux. Roux particularly
questioned the conduct of former investigating officer Hilton Botha, who was
thrown off the case last year and resigned from the police force. Roux
repeatedly asked van Rensburg what Botha was doing at the scene during different
parts of the investigation. Botha admitted last year that he didnt wear proper
forensic clothing and shoe covers when he examined parts of the scene, and
Pistorius team believes the police disturbed evidence and may have tampered with
it. "You did not disturb anything in the bathroom? You did not see Mr. Hilton
Botha disturb anything in the bathroom?" Roux asked van Rensburg. "Were you
acutely aware that you should not disturb the scene? Did you have that
awareness? And what was Mr. Botha doing?" Roux asked a little later. And again,
Roux said: "Where was Mr. Botha now?" Van Rensburg said at points he did not
know where Botha was. During the investigation in the bathroom, van Rensburg
also said that he turned around at one point to see that the firearms expert was
handling the gun Pistorius used to kill Steenkamp and had taken the magazine out
of the weapon without using gloves. "I asked him, What are you doing?" van
Rensburg testified. The officer realized his error, apologized, put the magazine
back in the gun and laid it on the mat where it was on the floor. "I was very
angry," van Rensburg said. Van Rensburg also testified that one of Pistorius
expensive watches was apparently stolen from the crime scene that night. About
eight expensive watches were found in a blood-spattered box in Pistorius bedroom
and van Rensburg said he warned fellow officers that the watches should be
observed closely because they could be tempting to anyone moving through the
crime scene. Pistorius sister asked if she could take one of the watches,
leaving seven in place, he said. But van Rensburg said another went missing
while he was out of the room, prompting him to order the frisking of all the
police forensic experts on the scene, as well as a search of their bags and
vehicles, and the entire house.
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.Benfica leads Porto by six points before it visits Pacos Ferreira on
Monday.Bruno Gallo scored what proved to be Maritimos winner with a left-footed
volley in the 32nd minute.
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Vancouver, and Sock will compete for the title against defending champions and
top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States, who defeated the 12th-seeded
French duo of Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2.TORONTO --
Toronto FC placed forward Emery Welshman on waivers Tuesday. The 22-year-old
native of Mississauga, Ont., made two combined appearances last season. Toronto
originally drafted Welshman 16th overall in the 20133 MLS SuperDraft.
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Toronto has made significant changes to its attack in the off-season, signing
designated players Jermain Defoe and Gilberto and bringing back Toronto native
Dwayne De Rosario.
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