In Oscar Pistorius’s bail hearing, Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair made the observation that there were a lot of “improbabilities” in Oscar’s account of the events that happened. Barry Bateman has compiled 10 questions, that he thinks will illuminate these observations.
Oscar Pistorius’s penchant for porn aggregator, YouJizz.com isn’t exactly the newest news. But American legal commentator Nancy Grace is obsessed with this topic; derailing an otherwise serious analysis on the Pistorius trial with her focus on porn.
While the court proceedings take a brief respite, it’s the perfect time to look back at what has occurred in the last couple of weeks. The Daily Maverick breaks down the witness testimonies into bite-size chunks.
The newly released FULL Whatsapp message under scrutiny in court, paints Oscar Pistorius as someone controlling and a relationship that “looks from the outside as a struggle”
Well I suppose this had to happen at some point. Oscar Pistorius’ publicist, Anneliese Burgess says that the Facebook page titled, ‘Oscar Pistorius Official’ has been asking people for money, ostensibly in support of the murder accused. Small problem, Oscar Pistorius Official is anything but.
Today is quite a big one in terms of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, as long awaited SMS contents from the various cellphones have been read out in court. Reeva’s text / Whatsapp messages have revealed that she was scared of him sometimes.
The Pistorius trial, is being renewed for a second season, but one of its leading stars is not enjoying all the limelight the televised court case has brought. Barry Roux can now be considered a fully-fledged celebrity by having his very own stalker as well as his own snappy catch line, “I put it to you.”
Police ballistics expert Capt. Christiaan Mangena gave an explosive testimony, illustrating the last moments of Reeva Steenkamp’s life. Over the past couple of day’s Oscar Pistorius’s defense have repeatedly attacked the evidence, claiming that the police contaminated the scene. However, this was not the case when Mangena testified.
The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority has a new record holder for the most complained about advertisement in that country’s history. Want to bet what it was about?
Pistorius’s defense was dealt a heavy blow after it was revealed in court that the ‘Blade Runner’ was planning on stocking up enough arms to become Rambo. A month after he shot Reeva Steenkamp he canceled a large gun order he placed in June 2012.
Last week, Oscar Pistorius’s trial featured a lot of to and fro between his defense and the state, especially in regard to what now must be the most famous bathroom door in all existence. The evidence so far has been far from conclusive, and with all the “putting” being done, it is sometimes hard to get your head around some of the arguments.
Photos of Oscar Pistorius, taken moments after he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp, have gone public after being shown in court, during the ‘trial of the century.’
As one of the greatest reality television shows continues to play out across the world’s TV screens, questions are coming up about the various characters and details in the courtroom.
No doubt you’ll have noticed by now that Oscar Pistorius’ defence council, Advocate Barry Roux enjoys putting it to people. He puts it to them, he gets back to putting it to them, and then he puts it on their studio. He’s also putting it all over Twitter.
Pop the champagne, we have gone full circle. Mashable’s article on the ever increasing interest of the Oscar Pistorius trial, is a good read, but it is our own little feature that we would like to point out.
There seems to be a lot of chatter about the blonde lawyer in the background, typing furiously on her laptop in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial courtroom. We did some digging and found this for you.
Cricket legend Herschelle Gibbs sent out a tweet earlier, confirming that his signature was spotted on the autographed cricket bat featured in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial.
In a very interesting twist this morning, state prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, Gerrie Nel, asked witness Colonel Vermeulen (demonstrating where the cricket bat hit the door) to crouch down on his knees when doing so.
Much has been made of the defence’s argument in the Oscar Pistorius trial that witnesses Michelle Burger and Charl Johnson did not in fact hear gun shots on the morning of 14 February 2013, but the sound of Oscar Pistorius beating down the bathroom door with a cricket bat in an attempt to reach Reeva Steenkamp, and save her life.
Faithful fans will always defend their idol. Chris Brown has a Twitter following that defends him every time he is in the news for assault or domestic violence charges and they go by the hashtag #teambreezy. Oscar Pistorius also has his own Twitter fan club that lend their full support: #Pistorians.
There are always two sides to a story, but the court will decide which narrative of the events is the truth. Pistorius’ and the state’s versions of what happened in the early hours of 14 February 2013, have been rendered in 3D.
Beeld newspaper has taken a photo from Google Maps and clearly marked off where Oscar Pistorius’ house is in relation to the estate where the first witness, Michelle Burger, lives. His defense team have implied that she might have mistaken the cricket bat for gunshots.
As the frenzy surrounding Oscar Pistorius’ trial reaches fever pitch, are ads like this warranted? DStv has dedicated an entire channel to the court case and the events surrounding it. It begs the question whether the media, at the expense of accuracy, are provoking the public and thus cashing in on the death of Reeva Steenkamp. Are they going too far? The opposing argument: it’s a murder trial, it’s 2014, and the people do want to know.
What is the appropriate time period to grieve a loved one before moving on? A photo of Pistorius’s alleged new girlfriend has hit the news stands, while one of his exes prepares to testify at his murder trial.
Paddy Power is adding more fuel to the Pistorius fire with their controversial ad, declaring they will refund all losing bets if Pistorius walks. Last week Paddy Power announced that they are offering the opportunity for people to make bets on the outcome of the trial. Since then there has been an outcry from the public, saying that Paddy Power is trivialising the death of Reeva Steenkamp.
Oscar Pistorius’s trial is becoming a day at the horse races. Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, is sparking controversy by offering bets on the outcome of the trial.
Who do you call when you need expert opinions on a celebrity murder case? OJ Simpson’s defense lawyer, of course.
My how the cookie has crumbled. Charly’s Bakery tried to cash in on the media circus revolving Oscar Pistorius’s trial, by creating meme cookies. Their creation backfired and has left a bad taste in the mouths of the bakery’s online following.
2oceansviber @sanitycheeks spotted something quite odd yesterday: Two tweets from the highly publicised @oscarhardtruth Twitter account were deleted. Luckily there is a screenshot of the tweets before they were removed.
The trial of Oscar Pistorius will be partially televised. Thus spake Judge Dunstan Mlambo at the North Gauteng High Court.