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Rhiannon Ikirt Seth Phelps Daniel Baxter
Oscar Pistorius Rhiannon Ikirt Seth Phelps Daniel Baxter
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Pistorius and Steenkamp went to bed about 10 p. m
Pistorius and Steenkamp went to bed about 10 p.m. Pistorius arranged two fans in the doorway to the balcony because the air conditioning wasn’t working.
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He woke up during the early hours of Feb
He woke up during the early hours of Feb. 14, 2013 because the room was hot and humid. He heard the noise of a window opening in the bathroom. He said he believed the noise was from an intruder who was in his house, possibly via a ladder to a window.
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Still on his stumps, Pistorius retrieved his gun from beneath the left side of the bed. He whispered to Steenkamp to call the police and moved into a hallway leading to the bathroom. The gun was pointed in front of him.
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Moving down the hallway, he leaned against the wall for better stability on his stumps. His eyes kept moving between the bathroom door and a nearby window. He yelled for the “person” to get out of his house and yelled to Steenkamp to call the police.
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He felt vulnerable on his stumps and feared someone was about to come out of the bathroom when he heard the sound of “wood moving” and thought the door was opening. He was “overcome with fear” and he fired four shots in quick succession through the bathroom door. His ears were ringing from the gunshots, so he was unable to hear anything.
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Pistorius retreated back down the hallway to the bed
Pistorius retreated back down the hallway to the bed. Still aiming his gun at the bathroom, he hopped on the bed in the dark. He felt for Steenkamp and didn’t find her. He thought maybe she was hiding on the floor or behind the curtains, so he checked the floor and ran his hands along the curtains. That was when he first suspected Steenkamp may have been in the bathroom.
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Pistorius went back to the bathroom door, still holding the gun, and tried the doorknob. The door was locked. He went back to the bedroom, put on his legs, opened the curtains to the balcony while screaming for God to help him. With his legs on, he slammed into the bathroom door with his body. He got a cricket bat and smashed a hole in the door so that he could reach in, pick up a key from the floor and let himself in.
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Pistorius found Steenkamp crumpled on the floor with her on the toilet
Pistorius found Steenkamp crumpled on the floor with her on the toilet. He sat over her and cried. He ran to the left side of his bed to retrieve his phone and went back to Steenkamp. At 3:19 a.m. he called a neighbor. At 3:20 a.m. he phoned the ambulance service, and at 3:21 a.m. he called security at his estate.
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Pistorius picked up Steenkamp and took her downstairs near the front door. When a neighbor arrived, Pistorius had his fingers in her mouth to keep her airway open and a hand on her hip to staunch the bleeding. Police and paramedics arrived. Pistorius is asked to stay in the kitchen. A paramedic told Pistorius that Steenkamp was dead
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The end result of the trial: Culpable Homicide
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