Prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius murder case says Reeva Steenkamp was shot in the head, arm and hip. Police investigator says there were two iPhones and two BlackBerrys in the bedroom of Pistorius but none was used to call the police or an ambulance.
Investigating officer says Reeva Steenkamp’s body was found clothed, covered in towels. Prosecutors say witness heard ‘non-stop shouting’ coming from the home of Oscar Pistorius before gunshots.
They have said she was shot multiple times in the attack. Police have not offered a motive for the killing.
Pistorius has had troubles in the past in his personal life. In February 2009, he crashed a speedboat on South Africa’s Vaal River, breaking his nose, jaw and several ribs and damaging an eye socket. He required some 180 stitches to his face. Witnesses said he had been drinking, and officers found alcoholic beverages in the wreckage, though they did not do blood tests.
In November, Pistorius was involved in an altercation over a woman with a local coal mining millionaire, South African media reported. The South African Police Service’s elite Hawks investigative unit became involved before the two settled the matter. Pistorius had a fondness for guns and once tweeted about him searching his house once with a pistol, looking for an intruder.
Unlicensed ammunition at the home of Oscar Pistorius was found, possession of which he may face additional charges for.
