The eighth day of Oscar Pistorius’ trial focused on the examination of the toilet door through which he shot his girlfriend. Pistorius has consistently claimed that he did not have time to put on his prosthetic legs before approaching the bathroom with a gun in his hand and shooting.
A forensic analyst supported Pistorius’ claim, spending over two hours simulating blows to the door with Pistorius’ cricket bat. The analyst concluded that Pistorius was not wearing his prosthetic legs when he shot through the door or when he attempted to break it down with the cricket bat.
This evidence is crucial because it contradicts the prosecution’s assertion that Pistorius intentionally pursued his girlfriend after an argument, suggesting premeditated murder. The examination aimed to demonstrate that the height of the bat’s strikes and the bullet impacts on the door align with Pistorius not wearing his prosthetics during the incident.
