Thanks Tori and I agree that it is bizarre for Oscar not to admit to the lesser charges and it would have done his credibility well to do so, I think he is emotionally unwell, perhaps he he just a manipulative narcissist. Again I have never said that Oscar did not kill reeve knowing it was her in the bathroom I said the state has not proven it's case IMO. The judge may feel differently and I will bow to her knowledge, expertise and judgement.
Hi Carmelita - I've read your posts over several threads and note you are always consistent in your desire to see that the PT prove the States case. I would also add that there is always a balance in your posts, that wants to ensure Justice is correctly served, regardless of outcome.
Mostly, I accept your impartiality as despite my personal thoughts on OP, I would wish to see him get nothing but a fair trial. There are a couple of things I would like to get your opinion on though. Firstly, if you listen to OP's testimony, he actually proves his version is incorrect. Think of the bangs & the screams. He says the State witnesses are wrong. He wants the Judge to believe that the only screams heard were his, and the last bangs were him beating the door down, when he then stopped screaming. After breaking into the toilet, he has given testimony that he could see Reeva was not breathing and held her for an unknown time. His own DT, agree the 4th shot mostly likely was instantly fatal - Roux never challenged this.
Now go back to the versions of the screams & bangs.
The shots that killed Reeva were followed by him walking back to his bedroom, checking the bed & curtain area, going back to the toilet, trying the door, going back to the bedroom, opening the curtains, blinds & balcony door, screaming for help, putting on his Prosthesis, going back to the toilet, breaking into it with the bat, discovering a lifeless Reeva, stopping screaming, going back to his bedroom, calling Stander, calling Netcare for 66 seconds, picking Reeva up & carrying her down stairs
So according to his own testimony of the timeline, Reeva was dead before the last set of bangs from the bat which knocked the door panel down. He is not denying that the witnesses heard anything, but they were wrong on what they heard. If what they heard was OP's version playing out, he had killed Reeva way before his own timeline suggested. Either the neighbours versions are correct, & OP is lying, or OP's version is correct, but he is still lying.