Pistorius Trial Day Five: Blade Runner Once Fired from Car, Says His Ex-Girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius’ ex-girlfriend has told his trial he once fired his gun from his car sunroof after becoming angry with police.

Earlier, Samantha Taylor broke down while discussing two breakups with the athlete.

She said Mr Pistorius had twice been unfaithful, with the relationship finally ending when he “cheated” on her with Reeva Steenkamp.

He denies both murdering Ms Steenkamp and the alleged shooting incident.

Oscar Pistorius Admits He Shot His Girlfriend But Says He Mistook Her for an Intruder.
Oscar Pistorius Admits He Shot His Girlfriend But Says He Mistook Her for an Intruder.

The defence also pointed to emails it said proved the relationship with Ms Taylor was already over by the time Mr Pistorius began seeing Ms Steenkamp.

Ms Taylor insisted the relationship was not “officially” over when he started dating Ms Steenkamp.

She also said the alleged shooting incident happened when he became angry after a police officer stopped him for speeding, saw the gun on the car seat and told him it could not be left there.

She accepted that he laughed around the time he actually fired the gun.

Ms Taylor testified that Mr Pistorius kept his gun “on him all the time,” and described him as a man who could get very angry.

Mr Pistorius claims that he shot Miss Steenkamp after mistaking her for an intruder.

If found guilty, the 27-year-old double-amputee, dubbed the “blade runner”, could face life imprisonment.

Source: BBC