don't think they were - her cousin is inconsolable apparently 

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A lot seem upset by Nel's aggressive start but what do they expect?  He needs to prove OP murdered her so of course he'll go out (excuse pun) all guns blazing - he's already got him on CH in my book, but he wants murder so has to use every tool, however unpleasant, in his arsenal.

I can understand Nel doing it, I think OP's been treated with kid gloves all his life, hence the refusal to take responsibility for anything that he's done wrong..

He was proven to have lied at not hearing the phrase before, not knowing about the video and then admitted him saying the words.

But a fine line must be tread not to garner sympathy for OP, and I do think Roux has made this case more about OP than the victim..and I can understand that too 

if it was Joe Bloggs off the street, these same tactics would be applied...however unpleasant these are the facts I suppose. 

I am not following this as closely as you lot and just pop in each day to read all your comments.. but from what I have seen on the news my feeling is that the BIB is more to do with him struggling to come to terms with how what he did to Reeva is now affecting his life .. all I get is poor me poor me from anything I see about this..

I don't think he planned to murder her before that night ..I do think they had a row and he killed her in anger tho.. which is kinda premeditated if you reach for a gun in an argument

Still got loads to catch up on the thread just saw this bit and I thought nah he's all about himself and is only sorry he killed Reeva cos of his current predicament..

seemingly according to twitter reports, June Steenkamp knew he was going to do it as he wanted the world and court to see just what Oscar had done - I suspect she's seen these pictures before but internally she must breaking inside. I guess it's purely wanting to get justice for her daughter that is keeping her going.  Lord help her when this trial is over as I think she will crumble 

well at least that makes me feel a little better  and I agree, she's holding it together for bow but that could all fall apart. 

I totally agree with that Olly 

I wasn't expecting to see that photo

me either 

my version/story hasn't changed from the bail statement????  so it's the lawyers fault if stuff wasn't in the statement that should have been and I suppose for any discrepancies therein.  

He's now trying to put forward that he wasn't medically fit to answer the bail statement isn't he?

Nel is right - answer the question not what you think we want to hear 

all caught up with you lot for now

Must admit that OP bloke went on my list of nasty people when he threw a tantrum at the Olympics cos he lost his race so accused the winner of cheating and having the wrong length blades.. . . spoilt brat and bad sport  all round in my opinion

and so it goes on...it wasn't me it was him. I'm waiting for him blaming Stipps for the shooting 

Nel is using the same tactics that Roux used on the witnesses...only they weren't on trial for killing someone 

the trial?  It's back on now 

its on now Aimee 

I must admit to not liking him before that  

see I had heard rumours of him losing his temper at athletics meets but I also saw a lot of articles of him with other double amputees (particularly children) showing how you could achieve anything and on those occasions he always came across as a polite young man showing how you can overcome a disability - he to me was inspirational for disabled people and more so for disabled athletes.

He has fallen very far from grace in my eyes 

Didn't OP say yesterday that he did go to the balcony to bring the fans further into the room???? 

I think that's where my dislike came from Pengy...at the minute Nel is tying him in knots in a calm way 

yes 

yes...I think they all were taking by surprise, but it is a murder trial and they have been putting warnings up on other days 

Nel is living up to his reputation - we've only see flashes of his aggressive style of advocacy - think he's being fairly gentle with OP at the moment 

lunch time 

but its his defences fault 

off for a snack  back later 

hardly Sky news' fault that those photos were shown - they are surely linking from SA telly?   As her Dameship said, it caught everyone by surprise which I think was Nel's intention 

poor Barry - bet Dewani is making alternative phone calls 

Why has the stream stopped?

they've gone on a lunch break Saint 

Oh thank you Pengy

oh... I went out onto the balcony, I didn't go out onto the balcony!

A) If he went out onto the balcony he couldn't have heard a noise in the bathroom.

B) If he didn't go out onto the balcony he must have heard and seen Reeva get out of bed to go to the bathroom.

approximately 45 minutes but sometimes an hour 

I can see a huge grey area as explained by Yogi

IF Reeva was in the toilet/bathroom and heard OP shouting there was an intruder it can be argued she would have taken reuge in the toilet cubicle and remained silent throughout

*dons body armour and helmet*

A) How do we know he couldn't hear a noise in the bathroom if he stepped onto the balcony? 

B) Didn't he say the fans were on when he brought them in? If they are like the ones hubby has, they can be noisy, and if he had his back to Reeva, he wouldn't have seen her get out of bed.

Edit: I went out onto the balcony versus I brought in the fans which were sitting half in the bedroom, half on the balcony - nitpicking Nel. (Which is what he is paid to do).

I would agree with that...if he didn't keep shouting as he got nearer the toilet door...surely his voice approaching would alert her he was also in the bathroom. The bathroom is tiled, she would know instantly that he was in there with her I would have thought.

It can be difficult to judge how close someone is solely by their voice, and how was she to know the footsteps (I know Oscar was on his stumps) were not the burglars?

A) because the bathroom window is on the opposite side, he said a noise from inside the bathroom Yogi, 

B) Because he'd just spoken to her, I find it totally improbable that he wouldn't have seen, heard or not spoken in anyway when she got out of bed and he was up. It could have happened that way...but like much else I'm finding a lot of it hard to believe Yogi