Prosecutors Dig Into Pistorius’s ‘Fear of Crime’ Defense

Oscar Pistorius puts on his jacket as he arrives at court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday.

Associated Press

PRETORIA—A South African prosecutor Friday sought to dismantle a central plank of Oscar Pistorius's defense that he shot and killed his girlfriend because he thought she was a burglar in his bathroom. Capping a week of testimony by Mr. Pistorius, prosecutor Gerrie Nel engaged the double-amputee track star in a set of terse exchanges about the final moments before he fired four times through the closed bathroom door, killing 29-year old Reeva Steenkamp. A weary Mr. Pistorius said he thought his life was in danger because of high crime in the area. Mr. Nel was incredulous, and insisted Mr. Pistorius sought to kill his girlfriend in a fit of rage.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/04/11/prosecutors-dig-into-pistoriuss-fear-of-crime-defense/?mod=WSJBlog

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