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| 'Oscar Pistorius has to pay for what he did,' Barry Steenkamp tells sentencing hearing – as it happened | 'Oscar Pistorius has to pay for what he did,' Barry Steenkamp tells sentencing hearing – as it happened |
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| 1.28pm BST | 1.28pm BST |
| 13:28 | 13:28 |
| Day two: what we learned | Day two: what we learned |
| Barry Steenkamp’s evidence | Barry Steenkamp’s evidence |
| Oscar has to pay for what he did. He has to pay for it … | Oscar has to pay for what he did. He has to pay for it … |
| That is up to the court. And we will go by the decision that the court hands down to Oscar. But he has to pay for his crime. | That is up to the court. And we will go by the decision that the court hands down to Oscar. But he has to pay for his crime. |
| But I hear her crying at night. I hear her talking to Reeva. She feels just as much as I do. | But I hear her crying at night. I hear her talking to Reeva. She feels just as much as I do. |
| Defence witnesses | Defence witnesses |
| State witness Charlotte Mashabane | State witness Charlotte Mashabane |
| What will happen on day three? | What will happen on day three? |
| Thanks for reading. This live blog will be back for Wednesday’s hearing. | Thanks for reading. This live blog will be back for Wednesday’s hearing. |
| 1.04pm BST | 1.04pm BST |
| 13:04 | 13:04 |
| Nel says he has another, final witness to argue in aggravation of sentence but would like to complete that testimony in one day – so would rather wait until tomorrow. | Nel says he has another, final witness to argue in aggravation of sentence but would like to complete that testimony in one day – so would rather wait until tomorrow. |
| He says he does not want to take a chance of the evidence carrying overnight. | He says he does not want to take a chance of the evidence carrying overnight. |
| It will be emotional evidence, I don’t want to do that to the witness. | It will be emotional evidence, I don’t want to do that to the witness. |
| Roux objects. It’s a waste of time and not fair on Pistorius, he argues. He doesn’t know who the witness is, and accuses Nel of “a tactic”. | Roux objects. It’s a waste of time and not fair on Pistorius, he argues. He doesn’t know who the witness is, and accuses Nel of “a tactic”. |
| Nel: I’m just doing the best I can for my witnesses … My only concern is I don’t want to keep the witness overnight. | Nel: I’m just doing the best I can for my witnesses … My only concern is I don’t want to keep the witness overnight. |
| Judge Masipa allows Nel’s request but says the court must sit late tomorrow if this witness runs over time. | Judge Masipa allows Nel’s request but says the court must sit late tomorrow if this witness runs over time. |
| The court adjourns. I’ll post a summary shortly. | The court adjourns. I’ll post a summary shortly. |
| 12.59pm BST | 12.59pm BST |
| 12:59 | 12:59 |
| Roux has an intervention. | Roux has an intervention. |
| He says the final questioning implied that molipaxin and cipralex were not prescribed. He says they were. Nel agrees. | He says the final questioning implied that molipaxin and cipralex were not prescribed. He says they were. Nel agrees. |
| 12.58pm BST | 12.58pm BST |
| 12:58 | 12:58 |
| Nel picks up the drugs-in-cell theme. | Nel picks up the drugs-in-cell theme. |
| Mr Roux wants to tell you that this accused was hoarding medicine prescribed for anxiety and depression. Do you know how many tablets a day he was supposed to take? | Mr Roux wants to tell you that this accused was hoarding medicine prescribed for anxiety and depression. Do you know how many tablets a day he was supposed to take? |
| They calculate that he would have had to store drugs for a month without taking any to reach the number that was found in his cell. | They calculate that he would have had to store drugs for a month without taking any to reach the number that was found in his cell. |
| And Nel now is also done. | And Nel now is also done. |
| 12.57pm BST | 12.57pm BST |
| 12:57 | 12:57 |
| Gerrie Nel begins his re-examination of prison nurse Charlotte Mashabane. | Gerrie Nel begins his re-examination of prison nurse Charlotte Mashabane. |
| He turns to her incident report. She reads from it about the occasion in which Pistorius was, she says “disrespectful”, angry and shaking, banging the table with a small book. | He turns to her incident report. She reads from it about the occasion in which Pistorius was, she says “disrespectful”, angry and shaking, banging the table with a small book. |
| 12.53pm BST | 12.53pm BST |
| 12:53 | 12:53 |
| #OscarPistorius Roux wants to ask her about OP’s two black eyes. he says he was assaulted when someone got into the hospital section | #OscarPistorius Roux wants to ask her about OP’s two black eyes. he says he was assaulted when someone got into the hospital section |
| Roux says Pistorius did not report the attack to prison authorities but told his psychologist. | Roux says Pistorius did not report the attack to prison authorities but told his psychologist. |
| Mashabane says he had only one black eye. She also disputes again the defence account of Pistorius seeing an inmate who had hanged himself. | Mashabane says he had only one black eye. She also disputes again the defence account of Pistorius seeing an inmate who had hanged himself. |
| There was a prisoner who killed himself, she says. But they don’t “leave a body hanging there so everyone can see it”. | There was a prisoner who killed himself, she says. But they don’t “leave a body hanging there so everyone can see it”. |
| How did he then know about it, Roux asks. He might have heard about it from another inmate, she replies. | How did he then know about it, Roux asks. He might have heard about it from another inmate, she replies. |
| Roux is finished with his cross-examination. | Roux is finished with his cross-examination. |
| 12.46pm BST | 12.46pm BST |
| 12:46 | 12:46 |
| Roux wants to know more about the medication found in Pistorius’ cell: molipaxin and cipralex. Do staff supervise inmates taking each pill? | Roux wants to know more about the medication found in Pistorius’ cell: molipaxin and cipralex. Do staff supervise inmates taking each pill? |
| Mashabane says they do not. So he could carry his pills back to his cell, Roux asks. You didn’t know whether he was actually taking them. He did not have to drink it there and then. | Mashabane says they do not. So he could carry his pills back to his cell, Roux asks. You didn’t know whether he was actually taking them. He did not have to drink it there and then. |
| Roux says he can cite other occasions when Pistorius was given prescribed medication for anxiety and told to take it when necessary. | Roux says he can cite other occasions when Pistorius was given prescribed medication for anxiety and told to take it when necessary. |
| Presumably Roux here is trying to puncture Nel’s claim that Pistorius had “illegal” or unauthorised drugs in his cell by arguing that he could have accumulated them legitimately. | Presumably Roux here is trying to puncture Nel’s claim that Pistorius had “illegal” or unauthorised drugs in his cell by arguing that he could have accumulated them legitimately. |
| Roux says Pistorius was trying to wean himself off anxiety medicine that made him drowsy. | Roux says Pistorius was trying to wean himself off anxiety medicine that made him drowsy. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.55pm BST | at 12.55pm BST |
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| 12:36 | 12:36 |
| After the emotional testimony of Barry Steenkamp this morning – and Roux’s understandably brief cross-examination – the defence’s time spent on this witness is puzzling some court observers: | After the emotional testimony of Barry Steenkamp this morning – and Roux’s understandably brief cross-examination – the defence’s time spent on this witness is puzzling some court observers: |
| #OscarPistorius Skys legal expert Llewelyn Curlewis believes Defence now getting bogged down in tackling prison nurse official | #OscarPistorius Skys legal expert Llewelyn Curlewis believes Defence now getting bogged down in tackling prison nurse official |
| 12.33pm BST | 12.33pm BST |
| 12:33 | 12:33 |
| Court resumes for afternoon session | Court resumes for afternoon session |
| Prison nurse Charlotte Mashabane, called by the state, is still on the stand. She’s being cross-examined by Barry Roux for the defence. | Prison nurse Charlotte Mashabane, called by the state, is still on the stand. She’s being cross-examined by Barry Roux for the defence. |
| 12.17pm BST | 12.17pm BST |
| 12:17 | 12:17 |
| My colleague Jason Burke has filed this report from the court in Pretoria: | My colleague Jason Burke has filed this report from the court in Pretoria: |
| The father of Reeva Steenkamp has said he and his wife have forgiven Oscar Pistorius, but this did not mean he should not pay for his crime. | The father of Reeva Steenkamp has said he and his wife have forgiven Oscar Pistorius, but this did not mean he should not pay for his crime. |
| In emotional testimony before a crowded courtroom in Pretoria on the second day of Pistorius’s sentencing hearing, Barry Steenkamp described how his family had been devastated by the killing. | In emotional testimony before a crowded courtroom in Pretoria on the second day of Pistorius’s sentencing hearing, Barry Steenkamp described how his family had been devastated by the killing. |
| “I think of her every day; I talk to her. It is difficult to explain. What happened devastated us. I wouldn’t wish that on anybody in the world,” Steenkamp, 73, said. | “I think of her every day; I talk to her. It is difficult to explain. What happened devastated us. I wouldn’t wish that on anybody in the world,” Steenkamp, 73, said. |
| Many wept during the testimony. Pistorius sat with his head bowed in his hands, crying openly. Relatives of the former Paralympian were present in court, along with the Steenkamps. | Many wept during the testimony. Pistorius sat with his head bowed in his hands, crying openly. Relatives of the former Paralympian were present in court, along with the Steenkamps. |
| In halting testimony, Steenkamp described the pain of bereavement. | In halting testimony, Steenkamp described the pain of bereavement. |
| “Ever since Reeva’s death I have spent my time on my veranda, at two or three in the morning. I smoke my cigarettes. When I see feathers or something like that, I think Reeva would have liked that,” he told the court. | “Ever since Reeva’s death I have spent my time on my veranda, at two or three in the morning. I smoke my cigarettes. When I see feathers or something like that, I think Reeva would have liked that,” he told the court. |
| “I think of Reeva every day, every day of my life, in the afternoon, in the night … I talk to her every day in my head … my daughter.” | “I think of Reeva every day, every day of my life, in the afternoon, in the night … I talk to her every day in my head … my daughter.” |
| “What she must have gone through in those split seconds. She must have been in so much fear and pain. That is what I think of all the time. I can see it myself. It must have been absolutely and utterly awful,” Steenkamp said. | “What she must have gone through in those split seconds. She must have been in so much fear and pain. That is what I think of all the time. I can see it myself. It must have been absolutely and utterly awful,” Steenkamp said. |
| Barry Roux, leading the defence team, did not cross-examine Steenkamp, saying only: “We understand and we are very, very sorry. Whatever we do and say it cannot bring her back.” | Barry Roux, leading the defence team, did not cross-examine Steenkamp, saying only: “We understand and we are very, very sorry. Whatever we do and say it cannot bring her back.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.18pm BST | at 12.18pm BST |
| 12.04pm BST | 12.04pm BST |
| 12:04 | 12:04 |
| Court breaks for lunch | Court breaks for lunch |
| The judge says the court will take a half-hour break for lunch. | The judge says the court will take a half-hour break for lunch. |
| She addresses the courtroom. We are not at a picnic, she says. Sometimes witnesses say things that are funny, but she warns the gallery: | She addresses the courtroom. We are not at a picnic, she says. Sometimes witnesses say things that are funny, but she warns the gallery: |
| Please restrain yourselves, we are in a court of law. | Please restrain yourselves, we are in a court of law. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.05pm BST | at 12.05pm BST |
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| Prior to that incident, Pistorius was “a kind person”, Mashabane says. | Prior to that incident, Pistorius was “a kind person”, Mashabane says. |
| Roux makes her repeat that. Twice. | Roux makes her repeat that. Twice. |
| Judge Masipa intervenes. You are tricking the witness, she tells him. | Judge Masipa intervenes. You are tricking the witness, she tells him. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.03pm BST | at 12.03pm BST |
| 11.59am BST | 11.59am BST |
| 11:59 | 11:59 |
| Roux pushes her: why would she feel threatened? | Roux pushes her: why would she feel threatened? |
| In the incident in which she walked into his cell while he was sleeping, he was in his underpants, he says. No, Mashabane tells him: he was under a blanket and pulled it over his head, speaking to her rudely. | In the incident in which she walked into his cell while he was sleeping, he was in his underpants, he says. No, Mashabane tells him: he was under a blanket and pulled it over his head, speaking to her rudely. |
| Was he violent, Roux asks her. No, she says: he just raised his voice. | Was he violent, Roux asks her. No, she says: he just raised his voice. |
| 11.57am BST | 11.57am BST |
| 11:57 | 11:57 |
| Roux hands Mashabane a prison register. Where on here does it say Pistorius was happy with the rub-rub, he wants to know. | Roux hands Mashabane a prison register. Where on here does it say Pistorius was happy with the rub-rub, he wants to know. |
| Take your time, he tells her. | Take your time, he tells her. |
| Roux: I’m still trying to understand the purpose of your evidence … Are you coming to tell the court that he’s a violent person? | Roux: I’m still trying to understand the purpose of your evidence … Are you coming to tell the court that he’s a violent person? |
| Mashabane: I’m not coming to tell the court that he’s a violent- | Mashabane: I’m not coming to tell the court that he’s a violent- |
| Roux: So I can exclude that? | Roux: So I can exclude that? |
| Mashabane: He is actually, sometimes. | Mashabane: He is actually, sometimes. |
| She says on those three occasions he threatened her. | She says on those three occasions he threatened her. |
| 11.51am BST | 11.51am BST |
| 11:51 | 11:51 |
| #OscarPistorius Mashabane refused to give OP the Voltaren his family brought him because it had not been prescribed. BB | #OscarPistorius Mashabane refused to give OP the Voltaren his family brought him because it had not been prescribed. BB |
| Roux sounds incredulous: we could walk to a pharmacy now and get Voltaren, he tells her. His hand was fractured and you would not let him have an x-ray, only “rub-rub”. | Roux sounds incredulous: we could walk to a pharmacy now and get Voltaren, he tells her. His hand was fractured and you would not let him have an x-ray, only “rub-rub”. |
| No, no, Mashabane replies. It was an old injury. The remedy she gave him assisted him. She doesn’t know why Pistorius is changing his statement now. | No, no, Mashabane replies. It was an old injury. The remedy she gave him assisted him. She doesn’t know why Pistorius is changing his statement now. |