Pistorius enters court room
Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius entered court GD at the High Court in Pretoria on Monday morning, to face a charge of the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
He was ushered into the court through a side entrance and took a cushion as he sat down in the dock. He was wearing a grey suit, took a sip of water and shrugged his shoulders.
He leaned forward and spoke to one of the members of his defence team sitting in front of him.
Pistorius is accused of the premeditated murder of Steenkamp.
His lawyers will argue that he mistook her for an intruder when he shot her through a bathroom door.
June Steenkamp, Reeva's mother, sitting on a court bench just looked at him briefly, showing no emotion.
Pistorius, wearing a grey suit and a white shirt, avoided looking at the public gallery and his brother Carl and sister Aimee were sitting.
Oscar Pistorius whispered something in the ear of his lawyer Barry Roux.
A police officer removed his cap and shook hands with the accused.
-Sapa