Defense rests
The defense in the Pistorius case rests. The judge orders closing arguments to commence on August 7, 2014. This date will allow time for the lawyers to read through a transcript of the trial that is over 4000 pages long, covering 39 days of trial.
Re-enactment video leaks
0 CommentsA video of the paralympic athlete re-enacting the night he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, airs on Australia’s Channel Seven. The video was filmed by The Evidence Room, a US company specializing in forensic animation of crime scenes, which was engaged by the athlete’s defense team. Brian Webber, a member of the defense team, accuses Channel Seven of obtaining the footage illegally while claiming that The Evidence Room breached their non-disclosure agreement.
For the family, the airing of this footage constitutes a staggering breach of trust and an invasion of the family’s privacy. It has come to our attention that Channel Seven purchased this footage unlawfully. In addition, during our engagement with Channel Seven, we received an undertaking that they would not air any of the material before the end of the trial.
Lawyers criticize broadcast
Pistorius’ lawyer, Brian Webber, criticizes Australia’s Channel Seven for showing a video of Pistorius re-enacting the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Doctor: Remember he is disabled
Dr. Wayne Derman tells the court a list of difficulties that double amputees deal with daily, as his defense team builds an argument that he behaved reasonably the day his girlfriend was shot and killed in their home:
The saddest thing I have learned through my six years of working with athletes with disability is that disability never sleeps. It’s there when you go to sleep at night and it’s there when you wake up in the morning. It affects nearly every aspect of your life.
Pistorius’ lawyer, Kenny Oldwadge says there are “two Oscars,” one of whom is a global sports star and one of whom is “vulnerable” and “scared.” Using a slang for ” in trouble,” he quoted his as saying:
I am stuffed without my legs on.
Depressed and suicidal
The team of doctors who have been evaluating Pistorius’ mental health concludes that he is depressed, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is suicidal. They also say he does not appear to have a history of abnormal aggression or psychopathic tendencies linked to “rage-type murders in intimate relations.”
Not mentally ill
A psychiatric assessment finds Pistorious was not mentally incapacitated when his girlfriend was shot and killed in their home in February, 2013. The report by a panel of independent doctors states:
Mr Pistorius was capable of appreciating the wrongfulness of his act.
Had he been found to be mentally incapacitated at the time of the incident the trial would have ended with a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental illness.
May regain Blade contract if acquitted
0 CommentsPistorius may regain his sponsorship contract with Ossur to wear the company’s Blade prosthetics if he is acquitted in his murder trial. CFO Sveinn Solvason:
Everything is possible in that regard. I don’t want to rule anything out. We just have to see how these things develop.
The comments come as Ossur confirms that it has dropped Pistorius from its roster amid the ongoing trial over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
[Pistorius] had a different status. He was a world famous athlete and we perhaps did more for him than for others.
Sponsorships worth $2m a year
0 CommentsPistorius’s endorsements from Nike, Oakley, and other companies are estimated at $2 million a year.
Settles assault case
Pistorius settles out of court as his legal team advises he can’t fight civil and legal cases at the same time. He agrees to pay Taylo-Memmory’s legal fees and drop the $200,000 counter-suit against her. Taylor-Memmory:
I agreed to it because I was so tired of it weighing me down
Sponsors suspend contracts
0 CommentsNike drops its sponsorship deal as well as pulling an ad campaign with the tagline:
I am the bullet in the chamber
Oakley:
In light of the recent allegations, Oakley is suspending its contract with Oscar Pistorius, effective immediately.
Charged with murder
Pistorius is charged with murder after Steenkamp is found dead at his residence, in a gated housing compound east of Pretoria. A 9mm handgun registered to Pistorius is found at the scene, and there are no other suspects. Henke Pistorius:
Obviously we are shocked. He is with the police and the matter is in the hands of the authorities. Our thoughts are with the family of the woman involved in this tragedy.
London Paralympics 100m run
Pistorius fails to place, finishing fourth as Peacock takes his title and the gold with a time of 10.90. Pistorius says it is ‘the best race’ he has ever been in. Peacock, who says Pistorius is his hero:
I didn’t believe it when I’d crossed the line. I had to wait until the board came up with my time to know that I won.
London Paralympics relay gold medal run
0 CommentsPistorius anchors South Africa to the gold with a world record time 41.87 seconds.
Apologizes over controversy
Pistorius apologizes for the timing of his comments on Oliveira’s blades but continues his call for a revision of the IPC rules:
I would never want to detract from another athletes’ moment of triumph and I want to apologize for the timing of my comments. I do believe that there is an issue here and I welcome the opportunity to discuss with the IPC but I accept that raising these concerns immediately as I stepped off the track was wrong. That was Alan’s moment and I would like to put on record the respect I have for him.
London Paralympics 200m run
0 0 reuben reuben2014-10-21 17:00:352014-10-21 17:09:25London Paralympics 200m run
Knocked out in semifinal
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Pistorius finishes at the back of a strong field of 16, with a time of 46.54. He is the first ever double-amputee to run in the event, and exchanges name tags with winner Kirani James of Grenada. James:
Oscar is special. It’s a memorable moment for me to be out there competing with him.
London Olympics 400m semifinal run
0 CommentsPistorius runs in the Olympic event as the first ever double amputee to compete.
Qualifies for 400m semifinals
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Pistorius places second in his heat with a time of 45.44 seconds. On qualifying:
Couldn’t have hoped for anything better
Lignano qualifying run
0 CommentsPistorius wins the London Olympics qualifier.
Qualifies for London
Pistorius qualifies for the World Championships in Daegu and the London Olympics after clocking 45.07 seconds for the 400 metres at a meeting in Lignano, Italy. He finishes well clear of the field, and smashes his personal best of 45.61.