Court adjourns. Will resume on Monday at 09:30. Watch a full summary of day 37 here:
03 Jul 2014
WD says he will make himself available on Monday.
03 Jul 2014
Defence doesn't object to State's request.
03 Jul 2014
Nel: Dr Carla Kotze.
03 Jul 2014
Nel has a request. He's arranged consultation with the state's psychiatrist who was on the Weskoppies panel. He wants to postpone to Monday. So a break on Friday.
KO says it's important for Nel to inform the court which psychiatrist he's talking about. We just want the name of the psychiatrist, says KO.
Nel says he thinks it's Scholtz (will check that spelling).
03 Jul 2014
He fired at the sound and I'm sure that was to nullify any threat, says WD.
03 Jul 2014
Nel: "Did he fire at the sound?" Derman: "Yes... He fired at the sound." Nel: "Why?" Derman: "I can't answer that question."
03 Jul 2014
Nel: Why are you reading? WD: I'm just looking down.
Nel smiles.
03 Jul 2014
WD, flustered, says he doesn't know the record as well as Nel would like him to.
03 Jul 2014
WD: The third sound culminated in the shooting.
03 Jul 2014
WD says he says "evidently" it was the mag rack because that's what OP told him. Nel wants to know if OP ever gave him a different version. No, says WD.
03 Jul 2014
Nel moves onto the third startle. WD says this was "evidently" the sound of the mag rack.
Nel: As an expert, why would you use the word evidently?
03 Jul 2014
I'm doing the best that I can to recall these issues, says WD.
03 Jul 2014
Nel:"But you still have the accused evaluating the situation.Taking into account the window was opened etc." Derman: "Correct."
03 Jul 2014
In answer to question if OP saw someone in the bathroom, WD says he can't answer this.
03 Jul 2014
WD says his "memory is a little fuzzy" on what the second sound caused OP to do.
03 Jul 2014
Derman: the closing of the toilet door was the acoustic stimulus for the second startle.
03 Jul 2014
WD: "I suppose if he came across a danger or intruder he would shoot."
03 Jul 2014
Nel: He was in fight mode, his intention was to shoot? WD: That's correct to shoot and protect himself.
03 Jul 2014
Nel describes OP walking to perceived danger while holding his gun and asks if he was in fight mode. WD says yes.
03 Jul 2014
WD says he's not aware of any research conducted into how long fight or flight mode lasts.
03 Jul 2014
WD states that the changes in fight and flight response are unknown. He is unaware of it.
03 Jul 2014
WD: I wasn’t concerned when the running happened, but with the physiology. I did not read in legal, forensic perspective.
03 Jul 2014
Nel refers to the record and asks WD if the passage is what he was talking about.
03 Jul 2014
WD: The running action I witnessed was a very ungainly movement, very short strides of about 30cm
03 Jul 2014
WD (Derman) holds out his right hand to show how OP demonstrated held out gun with left hand holding wall. He looks uncomfortable.
03 Jul 2014
Nel asks WD to demonstrate accused's stance. "Are you happy now" he asks. Judge reminds him to address the court.
03 Jul 2014
Nel reprimands WD for his "sarcastic questions". WD apologises and says he gets the feeling he is on trial.
03 Jul 2014
WD using his arms to show how OP walked with his right hand up and left behind him.
03 Jul 2014
WD: I told OP to show the court what he meant by running. It is important that he does so.
03 Jul 2014
Nel: Tell us what he showed. WD: He showed how he had hand along side structure, one hand out in front of him.
03 Jul 2014
OP just handed a note to his legal team.
03 Jul 2014
Nel: There was demonstration of him walking with hands alongside structure? WD: Yes, in response to 'show me how you move'.
03 Jul 2014
Nel: your words were you let him run down the corridor. WD: The corridor in chambers (his lawyers' chambers) when I asked him how he'd run.
03 Jul 2014
WD: I’ve seen OP on his stumps and there is no way he can run. I made him run to see what he means.
03 Jul 2014
Nel wants to know what "running down the corridor" means. WD says he wanted OP to clarify what he mean when he said he ran down the passage/ corridor.
03 Jul 2014
WD spoke to OP over what he meant by " running". "As far as as I know OP cant run".
03 Jul 2014
Judge: "On Monday, let's have it in black and white so we can see who's right."
So yes. We'll be back here on Monday.
03 Jul 2014
Nel: What was your understanding - did OP run down the passage or from the bedroom.
03 Jul 2014
KO says defence team all made notes about what Nel had said. Nel: Running is when he fetched his gun...it's not that important, record will hear it out.
03 Jul 2014
Nel: It's indicated here "I ran to where the passage began, then I walked extremely slowly"...there was no running down passage
03 Jul 2014
Nel refuses to back down, says he correctly stated what was in the record. "I stand by what I said".
03 Jul 2014
KO says he objected to saying 'there was no running', the record says he ran to passage, then walked.
03 Jul 2014
KO wants Nel to respond to the judge to his objection. This relates to whether OP ran down the passage or not.
03 Jul 2014
Nel continues cross-examining WD. KO interjects - before the adjournment there was an objection. Nel must respond.
03 Jul 2014
Court resumes.
03 Jul 2014
Meanwhile, a singer has released a song about Reeva Steenkamp. The song mentions what Reeva's last words could have been.
In the song he sings: "When did I choose the wrong love?… Take your ring and your good luck…"
and the very dark and sad "I got something to tell you… I had a dream
that I dreamed that I choked you!"
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