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Pistorius accused of getting emotional 'when the questions are difficult'

Thursday, April 10 2014 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Latest from day 19 at the Oscar Pistorius murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday (April 9th).

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerrie Nel, Prosecutor and Oscar Pistorius:

    Nel:

    "No you see, it's not that easy. You know where we started? And the record will, luckily we've got a record. The record will be that 'I discharged my firearm accidentally, it went off by accident'. That's where we started."

    Pistorius:

    "I don't know if by me saying I fired my firearm accidentally, what that means. I can say when I heard a noise inside the toilet, before thinking, out of fear, I fired four shots. When I realised the scale of what was happening I stopped firing and I stood there and I was in shock. I don't know if I fired my...."

    Nel:

    "Mr. Pistorius, you've given your evidence and I'll stop you every time now, because I've warned you. Why are you emotional now, now that the questions are difficult? Why are you emotional. What happened now?"

    The trial has been adjourned until Thursday (April 10th) morning.

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