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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2014 9:10:40 GMT
Oscar Pistorius did not have a mental disorder when he killed his girlfriend, a psychological report said as his murder trial resumed. The report was presented following an evaluation into his mental health. His defence team has argued he was suffering from an anxiety disorder at the time of the shooting. The athlete denies deliberately killing Reeva Steenkamp. He says he shot her accidentally in a state of panic after mistaking her for an intruder. Both prosecution and defence have accepted the results of the report. The defence team is now hearing from Dr Gerry Versfeld, who amputated Mr Pistorius' legs when he was just 11 months old. He had been born without the fibulas in both of his legs but went on to become an Olympic athlete. Dr Versfeld is testifying about the impact of the disability on Mr Pistorius, 27, and to what extent he can walk without his prosthetic legs. The defence is expected to finish presenting its evidence in the next few days. Ms Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and law graduate, was shot through a toilet door at Mr Pistorius' house in Pretoria on Valentine's Day last year. The couple had been dating for three months. More m.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28080236
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