DAY 34: DR VERSFELD UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION Defence witness and orthopaedic surgeon Dr Gerald Versfeld conceded that Oscar Pistorius did in fact fire a weapon and run from the bathroom in the pitch-dark during the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp on 14 February 2013, despite his earlier testimony that Pistorius has very little balance and often falls while on his stumps. Under cross-examination, Versfeld said it would have been very difficult for Pistorius to have fired the gun with both hands on his stumps without falling and have run in the pitch-dark without holding onto anything but also said he was not a gun expert and couldn’t comment exactly on the effect of Pistorius firing on his guns. This came after Advocate Gerrie Nel pointed out that it was Pistorius’s testimony that it was in fact “pitch-dark” on the night of the incident. Court then adjourned for tea.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:44:29 +0000
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