“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, arrived in court on Friday hoping to secure bail after three days of hearings saw the prosecution’s case seriously undermined.
Prosecutors accuse the star sprinter of premeditated murder over the Valentine’s Day killing of his model law graduate girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his upscale home.
Pistorius denies the charge, saying that he shot 29-year-old Steenkamp repeatedly through a locked bathroom door in the dead of night by accident, having mistaken her for a burglar.
On Friday, the prosecution is expected to wrap up its closing arguments and Magistrate Desmond Nair will then have to decide whether to make a decision on bail or delay his finding until after the weekend.
The prosecution has seen its evidence repeatedly picked apart during the week’s proceedings, giving what observers say is a good chance for Pistorius to be released on bail as he awaits trial for the killing.
