Day two of murder trial begins

Pistorius is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14 last year.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, and contraventions under the Firearms Control Act, including possession of ammunition without a licence.

 

He claims he mistook Steenkamp for a burglar. 

 

The first witness, Michelle Burger, took the stand on Monday and testified that she heard a woman's "blood-curdling" screams coming from his house on the night of the shooting. Cross-examination of Burger was due to continue on Tuesday.

  

The proceedings in the wood-panelled courtroom were broadcast live on television and radio, with the initial indictment listing107 witnesses to  testify for the State.
  

 

Judge Thokozile Masipa presided and swore in assessors Janet Henzen-du Toit and Themba Mazibuko.

 

-Sapa