I agree.
I think OP would have everyone believe that his & Reeva's relationship was much more serious than it actually was. I mean - they'd only been dating for a few months. How serious could it have possibly been? I wonder if he perceived the relationship as more serious than Reeva did and this was a point of conflict between them? If not, I think his claims about the seriousness of their relationship are designed for persuasion: he'd never purposely kill someone he was deeply in love with.
Then there's the matter of his sister requesting to take one of the watches. I'm assuming she didn't just come up with this request on her own - OP must have asked her to go fetch it.
He had just killed the woman he claimed was "the love of his life". WTH was so important about a watch, of all things, at such a horrendous time???
It was on his mind for a reason...hmmm. What if Reeva, like any woman, was upset with Pistorius because he did not have a gift for her for Valentine's Day. Here she was, considered by many to be one of the most desirable women in SA. Certainly it would be humiliating to have your new boyfriend fail to acknowledge your relationship on the one day of the year when women expect something special when a girlfriend later asks, "So, Reeva what did you and Oscar do for Valentine's?.
Thinking fast, Oscar offers one of his expensive watches. Reeva, naturally, is incensed and an argument ensues. "Are you kidding me?" she throws it on the bed. "I don't want one of your obsolete watches."
"It's brand new and it's worth 80K, you idiot," he follows her into the guest bedroom. "Aren't we sleeping in my room?" he asks.
"You are. I am too tired to drive home, so I am going to stay over, but I just want a good night's sleep after all this bickering."
"WHAT THE F*CK!" He slams the door and goes to bed alone, searching used cars and beating off to phone *advertiser censored*, grumbling under his breath.
He gets up later, goes into the kitchen. She gets up and wanders over the master bedroom thinking to make up and sees the phone. *advertiser censored*. Other women texting. Him sexting back - and OMG one of them is a 15 year old!
Pistorius comes back in and she says, "Well, I'm really getting to know you fast this way" and holds up the *advertiser censored*. He grabs for his phone and she taunts him, "So now you want to bone a teenager, do you? Wonder what your worldwide fan base will think once they see this." He freaks
He lunges for the phone - has already taken off his legs - and tries to bat it out of her hands. He hits her between the fingers, she runs, taking the phone with her plus her own. "I'm calling the police!" she screams, "You can't hit a woman! Are you mad?" He chases her swatting at her with the bat, causing the scratches. She takes refuge in the toilet.
He smacks the door then realizes he needs his legs - goes and gets them plus the gun. She is screaming for help and help might come. He has to shut her up or he is through as an Olympic athlete hero-god and everyone will know he hit her and he tried to screw a child. She must die or his own life is over.
As he pulls out his gun, he thinks, "I'm defending myself here. It's her or me."
And you know the rest.
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