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Pistorius lawyers slam video of reconstructed Reeva killing

Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have slammed the broadcast of a video showing the athlete re-enacting...
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12.02 7 Jul 2014


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Pistorius lawyers slam video of reconstructed Reeva killing

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12.02 7 Jul 2014


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Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have slammed the broadcast of a video showing the athlete re-enacting the night he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The material - aired by Australian TV network Channel Seven - had been filmed to help the Paralympian's defence team build their case.

It shows Pistorius, wearing a vest and shorts, running without his prosthetic legs with his fist clenched as if holding a gun.

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The video also shows him carrying a woman. 

His lawyers criticised the "illegal" broadcast as his murder trial resumed, with the court hearing evidence from the last defence witnesses.

It hasn't been mentioned directly in court today, but Prosecutor Gerrie Nel hinted at it while questioning defence witness, sports medicine professor Wayne Derman:

The video was broadcast on Channel Seven in Australia

Pistorius' legal team have said they are taking action against Channel Seven, which showed the video on its current affairs programme Sunday Night.

Clips have also been shown in South African television news reports.

Pistorius' attorney Brian Webber told the South African Press Association: "They have no right to broadcast the video. We will deal with it accordingly."

The footage is potentially significant because it appears to show the athlete running on his stumps, though the defence based much of their case on the arguement that movement on his stumps is extremely limited, and therefore vulnerable.

Pistorius, who is on trial for premeditated murder, denies deliberately killing his girlfriend, claiming he mistook her for an intruder.

He faces between 25 years and life in prison if found guilty.


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