Trial Discussion Thread #44 - 14.07.1-2, Day 34-35

[zwiebel]

Nel saying VZ visited OP in police stn and made a statement outside, then posted it on FB. VZ says it wasn't his FB. 'Someone' must have posted it.

 

[katydid23]

Nel has done his homework with the character witnesses. lol This is not a scientific expert that can hide from him.

 

[zwiebel]

N: You also had an interview 18th Feb? Can you recall?

VZ: Lists lots of cancellations...

N: There was more. 'Support on a global scale...'

VZ: Correct...I had someone taking care of that for me.

 

[zwiebel]

N: You never sent condolences to Steenkamp family?

VZ: .....we sent a bouquet of flowers

 

[zwiebel]

VZ: Based on advice we were advised not to make contact with S family.

Now he is saying he was not a friend of Reeva's, just met her a few times.

 

[katydid23]

So he was not really 'a friend' of Reeva's. Got it. Good job, Nel.

 

[JudgeJudi]

VZ: Never became friends with any previous girlfriends, only introduced.

Nel discusses aircraft incident.

VZ says OP was uncomfortable with the fact that the public had to see him without his prostheses.

Nel refers to OP being on a beach without his prostheses. Nel is showing him a photo of this.

 

[zwiebel]

N: You mntioned hostess and prosth on plane. What was your point there?.....

Nel mentions a photo of OP leaving his prosth on beach. Says OP wasn't bothered about his leg being seen then. VZ says he hasn't ever seen that photo 'can only go on what I saw myself'.

 

[zwiebel]

VZ: I do not have a contract they have all been terminated...OP had to pay some sponsors back...I do not stand to gain anything being biased for Mr Pistorius.

 

[kaos]

What absolute nonsense from this guy. Of course he followed it in the media - it's his job!

 

[JudgeJudi]

VZ: I don't stand to gain anything by being biased in my testimony.

Nel: I didn't want to but I have to look at everything you said. He refers to pet names - OP and Reeva. Says he called Sam his "little butterfly"

hahahahah

 

[liesbeth]

No. Tell me about that, if you dont mind.

Yesterday Nel referred van Zyl to an interview in 2013 by Talk Radio 702's David O'Sullivan with Paralympian Arnu Fourie, whom Pistorius shared a room with during the 2012 London Olympics.

Fourie told O'Sullivan he was forced to move out because Pistorius was constantly screaming in anger at people on the phone.

Van Zyl initially said he didn't know why Fourie asked to move out the room, before conceding he was made aware of the issue.

Nel returned to this again this morning. Arnu Fourie has since issued a short statement. David O' Sullivan also commented on radio.

Summary of yesterday:
http://news.iafrica.com/sa/947079.html

About Arnu Fourie:
http://www.ofm.co.za/article/148844/Arnu-Fourie-releases-statement-on-Pistorius

702 Radio with David O'Sullivan:
http://tunein.com/radio/702-Talk-Radio-927-s25727/

Original David O'Sullivan story from 2013:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...74684/Oscar-Pistorius-Not-the-boy-I-knew.html

 

[zwiebel]

Now Nel mentions yesterday's testimony where VZ said OP and Reeva 'even had pet names'. Asked about if Sam had one too. VZ says never heard it.

N: Never heard 'little butterfly'.?

 

[zwiebel]

VZ insists OP was always kind to all his girlfriends.

Is someone crying?

 

[zwiebel]

Judge: What is going on?

 

[zwiebel]

N: That was no surprise.

Judge is now ripping into someone whose 'device' went off.

 

[Forensics]

The camera cut to Mrs Steenkamp who was shaking her head when this witness was discussing contacting the Steenkamps to offer condolences on the death of Reeva.

 

[minor4th]

What the heck is happening?

 

[katydid23]

ha, what was that hub hub? I am on audio, not visual..

 

[zwiebel]

VZ asked about vehicle accidents and he knows 'none whatsoever', apart from the boat one.