Pistorius Trial: Intense Day Takes Its Toll

Criminal trials can be tedious and dull, with only rare or even no moments of courtroom drama.

For those of us who have travelled nearly 6,000 miles to be here, the trial of Oscar Pistorius has not disappointed.

Day two has been a day of emotion and a reminder of what a tough place a court can be for some, especially with the eyes and the ears of the global media upon them.

There were tears from Mr Pistorius, the defendant who had appeared so calm and measured in the dock on Monday.

Vivid exchanges about the bullets that killed his girlfriend and the one which, according to his owner lawyer, hit her in the head and caused her "severe, severe brain damage" left the Paralympic hero bent over and wiping away tears.

It wasn't lost on anyone there that this was a bullet he fired.

Oscar Pistorius wiped his eyes with a tissue during an intense day in court

The key prosecution witness, his neighbour Michelle Burger, wept too, after two days of tough cross-examination by the defence.

She revealed that sometimes when she is in her shower she relives the "terrifying screams" she heard coming from the Pistorius home the night he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Ms Burger's husband Charl Johnson backed up his wife's evidence by saying that he also heard a woman's screams, then gunshots, then another scream.

The couple's recollections flew in the face of Mr Pistorius' version of events that he fired his gun through a locked bathroom door where he thought an intruder was hiding and realised only afterwards that it was Reeva.

Mr Johnson said he and his wife were initially reluctant to talk to the police, but eventually came forward because they felt "morally obliged" to do so.

:: Sky News' has live coverage of the trial and a special highlights programme every weekday at 9.30pm.

:: Watch Sky News live on television, on Sky channel 501, Virgin Media channel 602, Freeview channel 82 and Freesat channel 202.

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