/ 31 May 2013

Images of bloody Oscar Pistorius crime scene released

Images Of Bloody Oscar Pistorius Crime Scene Released

The gory pictures released on Friday show a bloodied bathroom floor and the door that Pistorius shot FHM model Steenkamp through. The wooden door is missing a panel and has two bullet holes below the handle.

The athlete claimed that he tried to break through the door with a cricket bat upon realising that it was Steenkamp he had shot.

This is the first time the public has seen images of the infamous bathroom crime scene in Pistorius’s upmarket Silver Woods gated community home.

According to Sky News the pictures were obtained after allegations that police officers involved in the investigation were questioned following the disappearance of one of the runner's watches from his house.

The Sky News images also show the gift  the model had wrapped up to give to Pistorius on Valentine's Day. Stuck on the top of it is a card reading "Ozzy", her nickname for him. There is a container of heart-shaped sweets too.

The couple had only been dating for two months when the incident happened. Pistorius claims he thought Steenkamp was an intruder and was acting in self-defence. Prosecutors, however, will argue in his upcoming court case that the incident was one of domestic violence.

He was granted R1-million bail on February 22 and has not been allowed to return to his Pretoria home.