Intro:

Oscar Pistorius broke down in sobs and howls while testifying at his murder trial on Tuesday (8th April)

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Oscar Pistorious (overlaid with video)

" I wasn't sure if someone was going to come up the ladder and point a firearm in my house and start shooting. So I just stayed where I was and I kept on screaming. And then I heard a noise from inside the toilet what I perceived to be somebody coming out of the toilet. Before I knew it I had fired four shots at the door. My ears were ringing I couldn't hear anything. So I kept on shouting for Reeva to phone the police."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Oscar Pistorious

"I think it was at this point my lady that it first dawned upon me that it could be Reeva that was in the bathroom or the toilet. I jumped out of the other side of the bed and I ran my hand along the side of the curtains to see that she wasn't hiding behind the curtain."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Oscar Pistorious (overlaid with video):

"I filtered around and made my way back up the passage. I still had my firearm in front of me. At this point I was mixed emotions I didn't know if, I didn't want to believe that it could be Reeva inside the the toilet. I was still scared that maybe someone was coming in to attack me or us.'