Some intersting comments as interpretation of yesterday's proceedings. Not meant as anything definitive on the events themselves, only as clever interpretation.
From here:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Oscar_Pistorius/Live/LIVE-UPDATES-Pistorius-trial-day-21-20140411
Pete Johanssen - April 10, 2014 at 23:46
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You know, last night I was thinking of the court proceedings of the day and I was wondering..why all the fuss about the fans?
And then it all came to me.. I realized what was probably behind the one thing that has puzzled me the most during the trial.
The one big question and that is: why did the defence change their story? why did the story change from what they said last year? why would they do that? Why?
In the affidavit they said : "I woke up, went onto the balcony to bring the fan in and closed the sliding doors".
And now..now they say he never went to the balcony. And that there were two fans. Why would they now change their story so
that he never went onto the balcony? After all, it makes the story much worse.
Here's my theory what happened:
After the incident defence was coming up with a story, they needed an affidavit..
BR:"We need a reason for you to go out of the room for a moment so that she has time to go to the toilet.."
OP "Let's say I went downstairs to get something to drink..and then heard noise from the toilet"
BR "No.. you wouldn't do that in the pitch black..and on your stumps..stairs and everything.
What if..what if we say you went onto the balcony to bring the fan in..it was a hot night and so forth"
And so they decided.
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Alwyn Malan - April 10, 2014 at 23:53
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That is the whole point of Nel's cross examination so far. He isn't nitpicking at irrelevant stuff, with every single element that he can prove is untrue in Oscar's statements he discredits him as a witness.
I can't belief Oscar wants us to believe the police rearranged the room before taking photos...let's say they did move things. Why on earth would they pull the curtains more open? Especially when the light is still on...doesn't make sense...neither does his whole story.