I now want to list the scandals/events on the edge of the Oscar Pistorius trial, just "for fun":
Magistrate Desmond Nair= Desmond Nair's cousin is suspected of killing herself and her two sons on Sunday,
PO Hilton Botha= Oscar Pistorius case: lead detective Hilton Botha removed from inquiry
South African police chief pulls officer after revelation detective himself faces attempted murder charges and got evidence wrong
Henke Pistorius= Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius's father was being racist when he commented that the government was not willing to protect whites, the ANC says.
Carl Pistorius= Oscar Pistorius's older brother Carl also faces homicide trial over death of woman in car crash
Jeanette Henzen Du Toit = Court will not proceed this morning or next week
One of the court assessors is ill and today's proceedings have been postponed.
Carl Pistorius= Carl Pistorius has made "a miraculous recovery" after the head-on collision on a highway in northern South Africa on Aug. 1, spokeswoman Anneliese Burgess said in a statement.
Barry Steenkamp= The father of slain model Reeva Steenkamp will not attend the trial of her killer Oscar Pistorius for fear it may trigger another stroke.
Reggie Perumal= A star pathologist hired by Oscar Pistorius told AFP on Thursday he will not testify at the athlete's murder trial, another blow for his defence after a week of savage cross-examination.
Private forensic pathologist Reggie Perumal - who joined Pistorius's hand-picked team soon after Reeva Steenkamp was killed on Valentine's Day morning 2013 - will not take the stand, amid suggestions his post-mortem findings support key parts of the prosecution's case.
Dr. Leon Fine= Pistorius psychiatrist suffers heart attack
Dr Leon Fine's sudden illness raised fears of further delays to case, but Pistorius lawyers insist they will continue their case on Monday
Oscar Pistorius= OSCAR Pistorius reached a settlement with a woman over an alleged assault case from 2009 because his lawyers advised him he could not fight civil and criminal legal battles at the same time, the spokeswoman for the Olympic athlete said on Wednesday.
Oscar Pistorius= Murder accused Oscar Pistorius is in talks with the parents of Reeva Steenkamp for an alleged R2- to R3-million settlement, claims a report.
What I have forgotten? There is perhaps much more ...................