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| Oscar Pistorius has arrived at a psychiatric hospital to begin his court-ordered mental health evaluation. | Oscar Pistorius has arrived at a psychiatric hospital to begin his court-ordered mental health evaluation. |
| The South African athlete arrived at Weskoppies psychiatric hospital in Pretoria on Monday morning. He was driven in a black sedan, which followed a police van into the facility, and could be seen talking on a mobile phone. | The South African athlete arrived at Weskoppies psychiatric hospital in Pretoria on Monday morning. He was driven in a black sedan, which followed a police van into the facility, and could be seen talking on a mobile phone. |
| Judge Thokozile Masipa last week ordered that the runner be observed by a panel of mental health experts for up to 30 days at Weskoppies after a psychiatrist testified at his murder trial that he had an anxiety disorder and it could have contributed to his fatal shooting of his girlfriend. | Judge Thokozile Masipa last week ordered that the runner be observed by a panel of mental health experts for up to 30 days at Weskoppies after a psychiatrist testified at his murder trial that he had an anxiety disorder and it could have contributed to his fatal shooting of his girlfriend. |
| Psychiatrists will decide whether Pistorius was criminally responsible for the shooting that killed Reeva Steenkamp, after his murder trial was postponed for the mental health assessment. | |
| The judge ruled that he can be evaluated as an outpatient and return home each day – a decision that was taken in part to speed up the already delayed trial process because the wait for an inpatient bed can be several months – but has been interpreted by some observers as "preferential treatment". | The judge ruled that he can be evaluated as an outpatient and return home each day – a decision that was taken in part to speed up the already delayed trial process because the wait for an inpatient bed can be several months – but has been interpreted by some observers as "preferential treatment". |