11:27
State begins closing argument
Gerrie Nel says that the argument that Pistorius thought the person behind the door was an intruder does not make it a less serious crime. Does it detract from the fact that he is a murderer?
He says he won’t deal with perceptions but with facts.
If you want to talk about a broken man, he says, let’s talk about Barry Steenkamp.
Nel acknowledges that the defence says Pistorius has accepted the court’s findings of murder. That is not the same as accepting what he did, the prosecutor says.
7m ago
11:22
Roux says Pistorius should be sentenced to community service.
It is for the court to decide, he adds. But there is a reason why the trial court has discretion over sentencing.
The court should strike a balance between aggravating factors and the “many, many” mitigating factors.
