'Nothing to support Pistorius' intruder claim'

February 19, 2013 14:09

Oscar Pistorius in court: Prosecutors told a court today that there was nothing to support Oscar Pistorius' claim that he thought his girlfriend was an intruder when he fatally shot her through the locked bathroom door of his home in South Africa.

A bail hearing, described as a "little trial' by one expert, was being held to determine whether the double-amputee athlete known as "Blade Runner" should be freed pending trial.

As the hearing began just after 9:30 a.m. local time, Pistorius, 26, stood staring straight ahead, trembling with his jaw clenched.Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair asked him "are you well?" to which the athlete shrugged and said "I guess."

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