Reeva's father attends as closing arguments begin in Pistorius trial

Final arguments have begun in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, the athlete who fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a toilet cubicle door in his South African home.

Reeva's father attends as closing arguments begin in Pistorius trial

Final arguments have begun in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, the athlete who fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a toilet cubicle door in his South African home.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said that a criminal trial was a “blunt instrument for digging up the truth” but that he was confident of his case.

The fathers of the double-amputee Olympic runner and Ms Steenkamp were in court for the first time in the trial, sitting at opposite ends of a long bench in the gallery.

The prosecution says Pistorius intentionally shot Ms Steenkamp before dawn on February 14, 2013, in anger after a quarrel.

The defence contends that he fired by mistake, thinking an intruder was in the toilet cubicle and that Ms Steenkamp was in the bedroom.

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