The former athlete has claimed that he mistook Reeva for a burglar and, feeling vulnerable, fired the deadly weapon, sending four bullets through the bathroom door.
Masipa spoke about the public’s perception that this was not the case and that there was a belief that Pistorius and Reeva argued on the night before she died.
“There is not a shred of evidence that supports such a perception,” she said, dismissing any right of the court to speculate and stating that there is no indication that this case is based on gender violence or that the relationship was an abusive one.
However, she did comment that murder is “always a serious crime” and his belief that the person behind the door was an intruder does not make it less serious.