The much-anticipated bail application of murder-accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius started in the Pretoria Magistrate\u2019s Court on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
After Pistorius was brought in, State prosecutor Gerrie Nel launched straight into the first official details of what allegedly led to the death of Pistorius\u2019 girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are objective facts that are not in dispute,\u201d said Nel. He said Steenkamp was shot three times behind a closed bathroom door. Four shots were fired in total.<\/p>\n
With Pistorius looking down, Nel said there were two people in the house.<\/p>\n
Her overnight bag was there and a cosmetic bag was left in the bathroom. He said Steenkamp was shot three times behind a closed bathroom door.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe door was broken open from the outside,\u201d Nel told the court.<\/p>\n
With Pistorius still looking at the floor, Nel said the State would say that the door was locked and Steenkamp\u2019s body was carried downstairs. He said Pistorius then said to a friend he thought she was a burglar.<\/p>\n
Nel wanted to know why a burglar would lock himself in a bathroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe say this in itself constitutes premeditated murder of a burglar,\u201d said Nel.<\/p>\n
When he finished his argument, Pistorius\u2019 lawyer Barry Roux stood up to argue why Pistorius should be granted bail.<\/p>\n