WC Door Part 1
I have obsessed a bit about it about the WC door, and especially about that plank from the door which was found laying partly in, and partly out, of the WC. I posted about it on one of the threads, but I have a part 2 which I will post below this one. I think that it is important because I believe it proves that, circumstantially, OP altered the crime scene.
I was waiting for Nel to cross OP about the bathroom and the WC. When he did, I was astounded and dissapointed at the brevity of it. He questioned OP about Reevas position and where he found her cell phone. OP said he phone was lying where the plank was. Nel said, and the plank? Op said, I dont remember. And that was it. I am convinced that Nel will have more to say about it.
The plank could not have been in lying in that position in the WC when OP dragged Reeva out into the bathroom, mainly because it is lying on top of the blood trail. The dimensions of the WC are 4 10 1/2 X 3 11 1/4 (inside dimensions). The plank is longer than the WC is wide. I am estimating the plank to be at least 4 1/2 long, because one end is against the wall, and the other extends through the doorway and into the bathroom a few inches. It was found front side down.
The larger piece of the door panel was found on the floor, against the tub. It appears that he ripped it out and threw it there. Could that be a possible cause of the damage to the metal plate at the base of the tub?
Now for the smaller plank. It seems to me that, if he had knocked it straight into the WC, one end of it would most likely be against the base of the door, and the other resting on the opposite wall. Alternately, one end could be against the wall, (where OP said the magazine rack was), with the other end protruding through the door once the other panel was removed. When opening the door, it would have fallen in a position similar to the way it was found. It would most likely be back side down however. It would fit into the WC length wise, or on the diagonal, but I hate to think of it hitting poor Reeva. At any rate, OP would have had to pull it out of the WC. He had to go in to pick up Reeva. There is no room in that small space for Reeva, OP and the plank. So how could the police have found it lying in the WC face side down, on top of the blood trail?
I considered that maybe it was in his way in the bathroom, and he kicked or threw it back onto the WC after moving Reeva into the bathroom. But I can see no sign in the blood trail indicating that anything slid through it. The end protruding into the bathroom is resting in a fairly large blood pool and it doesnt seem to be smeared. I dont see a likely path for it to have been kicked along. It is lying neatly, almost completely parallel to the seam in the tiles. That does not seem the result of a random kick or toss. Reeva would have been lying in the bathroom, between the tub and the doorway. The bat was to the right of her. And the open door was open to the left. It is improbable that he kicked or threw it into the WC. I have concluded that OP must have placed it there after moving her. Why?
The first photo below shows the plank as found. The side that is up is the WC facing, or back side. You can see the exit hole of bullet C. I have pointed with a yellow arrow to that small protrusion which forms half of bullet hole D. The other half is in that small piece of he door which has been so much discussed as to how the cracks were made (not shown). There are some good sized splinters next to the plank. They probably landed there when the door was struck by the bat and by the prying motion.
The second photo was taken after the plank was turned over as they processed the scene. Nell pointed out that there was body tissue on it.
The third photo is cropped to show a close up of half of bullet hole D. There is also, obviously, blood on it. The kick mark can be seen on the front side as well, above bullet hole C.
link
http://www.hlntv.com/slideshow/2014/03/17/oscar-pistorius-crime-scene-photos-murder-trial