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Monday, June 30, 2014

Pistorius wasn't mentally ill when he killed his sweetheart'- professionals says



Many weeks after his trial was put on hold so they can get psychiatric evaluation to ascertain if he was 
mentally ill when he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in his home in February 2013, a report has been released. A panel of mental health experts has concluded that Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from mental illness when he killed Reeva, the chief prosecutor at his murder trial said today.


The mental experts, a psychologist and 3 psychiatrists all agreed that Oscar understood the gravity of his act when he shot Reeva via a closed toilet door. The request for evaluation came after his defence team brought a psychiatrist who testified that Oscar had an anxiety disorder, due to his disability, that may have contributed to the shooting. His trial resumed today after a 1-month break.


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