Police photographer admits to moving objects at scene of Steenkamp's death

A police photographer has admitted moving objects at Oscar Pistorius' house to take pictures of the aftermath of Reeva Steenkamp's death.

Police photographer admits to moving objects at scene of Steenkamp's death

A police photographer has admitted moving objects at Oscar Pistorius' house to take pictures of the aftermath of Reeva Steenkamp's death.

Bennie van Staden told the athlete's murder trial he turned over a duvet and cricket bat to get a better view of them.

Pistorius, 27, is charged with premeditated murder for killing 29-year-old Ms Steenkamp. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and says he shot his girlfriend accidentally, thinking she was an intruder in the bathroom.

Mr van Staden was being cross-examined for the second day by chief defence lawyer Barry Roux on details of when and where he took some photos and what he moved at Pistorius’s home.

The policeman’s evidence continued after he was given time to collect records and discs relating to the photos.

Mr van Staden’s evidence followed that of a firearms instructor who said Pistorius had been trying to buy seven more guns in addition to the 9mm pistol the runner had licensed for self-defence and which he used to kill Ms Steenkamp.

One of the other guns Pistorius wanted was the civilian version of a semi-automatic assault rifle used by the South African police, Sean Rens said.

Pistorius claims he shot Ms Steenkamp through the door of his upstairs bathroom because he feared she was a dangerous intruder during the night and his life was under threat.

Firearms trainer Mr Rens said Pistorius correctly answered questions relating to when he was allowed to shoot his gun in self-defence, with the prosecution using that evidence to attempt to show how the Olympian flouted gun regulations he should have been aware of when he killed Ms Steenkamp.

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