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Toilet door set up in courtroom

The brown, bullet-marked toilet door through which OscarPistorius shot and killed his girlfriend was set up in the courtroom at theathlete’s murder trial Wednesday, suggesting prosecutors will attempt torecreate his shooting of Reeva Steenkamp a year ago for the judge

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Pretoria
Thu, March 13, 2014 Published on Mar. 13, 2014 Published on 2014-03-13T06:13:44+07:00

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he brown, bullet-marked toilet door through which OscarPistorius shot and killed his girlfriend was set up in the courtroom at theathlete'€™s murder trial Wednesday, suggesting prosecutors will attempt torecreate his shooting of Reeva Steenkamp a year ago for the judge.

Pistorius, lead defense lawyer Barry Roux and court officials gathered around the door ahead of the day'€™s proceedings, examining what appeared to be the bullet holes, which were apparently marked with white tags on the wood.

Pistorius, the world-famous double-amputee runner, is on trial for murder for firing four times through the door in a bathroom at his home on Feb. 14 last year, hitting Steenkamp three times and killing her. He says he shot her by mistake thinking she was a dangerous intruder hiding in the toilet cubicle and denies murder. Prosecutors maintain Pistorius shot Steenkamp intentionally. He faces a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years in prison before parole if convicted on the murder charge.

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The door has always been viewed as crucial evidence in the case, and was removed from Pistorius'€™ home in the hours after he shoot Steenkamp on Valentine'€™s Day morning in 2013.

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