Disgraced athlete Oscar Pistorius removed his prosthetic legs and hobbled through the court room on day three of his sentencing.
The former Olympic runner was asked by his defence counsel Barry Roux to remove his fake limbs in a bid to prove he deserves leniency.
Pistorius took his legs off, then hobbled uncomfortably across the room before leaning on a wooden sideboard next to his lawyer.
He then knelt on a red cushion on the floor.
Pistorius was on his stumps when he fatally shot Ms Steenkamp through a toilet cubicle door in his home 2013 - he testified at his murder trial that he felt vulnerable and thought an intruder was in the house.
Mr Roux said: "This is the person - it's three o'clock in the morning. It's dark.
The runner was asked to remove his legs
Pistorius hobbled across the court
His lawyer asked him to kneel down
"He's on his stumps...not on his legs, he is not running around the track.
"He suffers from an anxiety disorder."
Mr Roux added: "When he was on his stumps his balance was seriously compromised and without anything he would not be able to defend himself.
"He was anxious, he was frightened and he was suffering from an anxiety disorder.
"This must all be seen in the context of his disability and the pervasive effect of the disability."
"When I look at him I think how rational can be," Mr Roux added.
He then asked a distressed looking Pistorius to return to his seat.
The runner faces up to 15 years in prison for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The hearing brings to an end years of legal battles - the double amputee, a former Olympic sprinter, was originally convicted of manslaughter after he blasted Reeva to death at his home in Pretoria in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.
The conviction was upgraded to murder by South Africa's Supreme Court last year and judges have said Pistorius has no more options to appeal.
Reeva's father yesterday told the court her fatal shooting has "devastated" his family, and that he thinks about her constantly.
In a voice shaking with emotion, Barry Steenkamp revealed he has tried to imagine the horrific moment of his daughter's death, and said: "Oscar has to pay for what he did."
Mr Steenkamp added that he would like to talk to the former track star in private at a later stage.
The hearing is scheduled to run until Friday.
mirror.co.uk
*So sad....this is heart breaking...His Lawyer is damn good,I cried!*
Am so sad for him
ReplyDeleteLawyers are that way oh @ Stells; any and everything to sway the jury or gain compassion.
DeleteClick my name for all your celebration cakes and cupcakes, cheers
He should face the consequences of his actions and stop seeking for sympathy.
DeleteWill facing the consequences for his actions bring her back? It's painful and hard for us not to want him to suffer more but this is one case that I just feel we should leave him for God. Very sad!
DeleteNa stunting be this. Him leg no be like this before him kill person? Mtcheeew
DeleteLawyers are gifted.
DeleteHe was like this when he dated the pretty lady he murdered. He was like this for years and a life he has accepted and even won laurels with then its state or condition is not the reason for killing the girlfriend.
DeleteHe usually appears wearing suits but he wanted to hit it home, he was advised to come dressed like this. We are awaiting the verdict.
ReplyDeleteDont mind him, he is seeking for sympathy. A girl dated you even with this kind of body and you paid her back by killing her.
DeleteAnd I melted, but who cares, ko kan aye
ReplyDeleteMy sister, i felt terrible seeing him that way too but ko kan aye o
DeleteKo kan aye rara. Han han just to gain sympathy and soon as he is free he will move on with another lady. Ika.
DeleteOK oh. Na them sabi sha. Let justice be done.
ReplyDeleteDamn good lawyer. the anxiety disorder suggests he is mentally ill... Good defense.
ReplyDeleteMe wey my hrt be obiakpo,I shed tears reading this as well as reading what reeva's father said..well,let d jury decide.
ReplyDeleteIt a pity,
ReplyDeleteFelt so sorry for him.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I was moved. Just don't know who I pitied more, Oscar or the grieving family!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pathetic tale.
...and she is dead. You suspect that there's an intruder in your house what's the first thing you do? Check your loved one sleeping beside you & ensure her safety first before running around like a headless chicken shooting at toilet doors.
ReplyDeleteTor
DeleteEyah. Seeing him like this is so pitiable. I would have said they should just tamper justice with mercy but what about Reeva's father and the closure he deserves?
ReplyDeleteBet why Oscar?
Nothing like tamper justice here o.The guy is a murderer and should be treated as such.Wasn't he like that when he killed her? Stupid asshole!!!
DeleteHa! Sassy!!! Biko o. See his legs. They r not even legs again, these ones r called half legs
DeleteHe is just acting out the script writte by his lawyer.
DeleteSo are you now expecting us to pity you after killing someone?
ReplyDeleteAll this stunt won't bring her back to life.
Abeg go & pay for your crime.
Honestly, I am not swayed one bit.
DeleteYou do not have legs but you still have life as opposed to the person you killed that is gone forever.
If he likes he should walk abi hobble all the way home, muderer!!! So he can be humble finally?
DeleteBwhahahahha!
DeletePipi stopeeet!
Lmao@abi hobble... I don't want to laugh biko.
Pipi leeeeeee. Hahahaha. Haba!!! Pity am nau
DeleteHe that lives by the gun shall die by the gun. He should thank God for the 15years,that isnt death sentence.
ReplyDeleteAint in for no pity party shit! Next time he will learn to control his hands and not be trigger happy.
He murdered some one's only child,he should pay for his crime.
All of you crying and melting shit! I hope you would'v done same for him if it was your sister or child that was killed and wasted by some good for nothing nincompoop! Some Nigerians and sentiments,hypocrites.
If I am the girls brother or sister I would shoot him, and end all this.
DeleteStella, the family was devastated. You didn't need to put it in quote sef. I really feel for Reeva's father.
ReplyDeleteDem wan use sympathy free this guy. Never!!!! He can roll on d ground if he likes sef but he must do the time
ReplyDeleteWell, I did not cry, just felt a little bad.
ReplyDeleteFact remains that he killed someone he was supposed to protect.
Let's see how this ends though.
#WhiteDiamondOut
The lawyer pulling every available trick he can lay hands on.
ReplyDeleteWish him luck though!
This Mr Roux that badgered Oscar's neighbours with questions until the woman broke down and started crying.....
ReplyDeleteIf they wanna play it this way,maybe all Reeva's pictures taken at the crime scene should be splashed at the court again...
Well,Pistorius looks so sober these days...compared to his Stoic looks when the trial began.
He still looked stoic when her father spoke im court. This is just a ploy IMO
DeleteSober indeed!!
DeleteSomeone that was partying in house last year November, grinning, posting pictures and having fun.He quickly deleted them when people came for him.
E reach sentencing now, dude turns to a drama king and starts dramatising in court?? Yinmu.
MrsB,this guy's unrepentant face made me so upset at the beginning of the trial. A major ploy oooh!
Delete@Whirlwind...oh so he threw parties?? And even posted?
Seriously I'm beginning to think this dude might be a psychopath!
Big Drama
ReplyDeleteWhat if that chic was her family's bread winner? #JusticeforReeva
ReplyDeleteShe was. Same reason why the parents nearly file for bankruptcy after her death
DeleteStella it seems you don't know what to do with your tears, cry fire!...a this evil strategists should be hanged already abeg .wicked soul using his stupid deformity to seek sympathy , In fact if I were the trial judge this will make me increase his punishment.you can kill without thinking but you Dont wanna even go to prison or die.Nonsense
ReplyDeleteSee wetin women dey cause since the existence of Christ and after the death of Christ. If to say him know, him for just dey on him own. I just dey pity this guy.
ReplyDeleteU claimed ur love a gal n u suspect an intruder, u didn't eve check on ur lovely gal frnd whether she is safe beside u b4 shooting. This kind of love self
ReplyDeleteNonsense this guy is heartless the should jail him leg or no leg. He intentionally killed that poor pretty girl.
ReplyDeleteThat stupid display in court, I found quite disgusting.
ReplyDeleteAppealing to sympathy, this just show that we should be careful what we do when angry, it may turn out to be hell later. if he is guilty, let him face the music.
ReplyDeleteWhen an intruder is in your home, the 1st thing I would do is to check on my kids before any thing. Remembering the day armed robbers came.i carried my daughter and ran to the secret place. Why didn't I leave her? Abeg! It's a pre mediated one jare, maybe. The ex was still keeping in touch with Reeva and he saw that as a threat
ReplyDeleteI don't have any sympathy for him. He knew what he was doing. He should get the maximum sentence for murder.Disabled people don't want to be treated differently from others. So, why does he think he can get away with it just because he has stumps instead of feet? If he was really that vulnerable he wouldn't have achieved what he has in his life before all of this happened. Murder someone you pay for it !!! Trying for the sympathy vote.
ReplyDeleteI feel so sad for this guy and reeva. It's just all such a terrible tragedy. Everyday this guy wakes up before his sentencing must be hell for him and his loved ones. I feel terrible for Reevas parents. It's just all so tragic. In the end a life was lost, I pray reeva rests in peace. When a loved one dies,it's the people left behind that goes through hell.
ReplyDeleteHe a cold blooded murderer.
ReplyDeleteGbagaun!!!
DeleteOgini stella save your tears abeg. He ain't worth your tears.
ReplyDeleteReeva is that mans only child, can you imagine an only child wiped away so tragically bcos of a mere boyfriend that deyv only been dating for a matter of months.
Where shld the father start from. Have anoda kid at over 70.
Let him serve his 15yrs. He can still cum out get married and have kids. Life continues.
Can Reeva do that ???
I think they should sentence him immediately so he can do his time and move on, that is, if he doesn't get life imprisonment.
DeleteToo bad
ReplyDeleteHe forgot she was in the house with him, I guess. She must have come in through the toilet window at that time of night to give him a pleasant valentine day's surprise. Or she was in the house, he called her name while brandishing his gun, and she didn't answer. So he shot and shot and shot. Anxiety disorder and possession of guns. 15years.
ReplyDeleteHe forgot she was in the house with him, I guess. She must have come in through the toilet window at that time of night to give him a pleasant valentine day's surprise. Or she was in the house, he called her name while brandishing his gun, and she didn't answer. So he shot and shot and shot. Anxiety disorder and possession of guns. 15years.
ReplyDeleteOkk🎶🎶🎶
ReplyDeleteWas he not like this when he shot and killed a beauty queen who for fame decided to date his sorry ass? Pls enough of this drama, jail the dan gurugu already, shebi he said he doesn't want to be seen as a disabled and should be allowed to compete with able bodied athletes because he is "able bodied " ehen so let him be jailed as such. What able bodied can do, disabled can do better. I gat no sympathy for him whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteI like it when justice is served..... If it was nija..... This nigga will not be persecuted
ReplyDeleteOSCAR d BASTARD...tell ur lawyer to change his yeye strategy, i can see through the deceit...nonsense.
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