Psychiatrists to decide whether Oscar culpable May 14, 2014 PARALYMPIC superstar Oscar Pistorius has been ordered to undergo psychiatric tests following a dramatic twist to the South African’s murder trial. Judge Thokozile Masipa issued the decree yesterday after the defence argued that Pistorius had an anxiety disorder that may have contributed to him fatally shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. That led the prosecution to demand [...]
Thorntons sales melt away April 30, 2014 Thorntons’ shares tumbled nearly 15 per cent yesterday after a strong Easter failed to offset an overall decline in third quarter sales. The chocolatier said sales in the three months to 26 April fell 7.6 per cent, hit by early spring deliveries in the second quarter and weaker than expected Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day [...]
No punch in Thompson and Brosnan rom-com April 21, 2014 FILM THE LOVE PUNCH Cert 12A Two Stars IT’S UNCLEAR why this film is called The Love Punch. The title is never mentioned, no one drinks any punch and it isn’t really about love. Richard (Pierce Brosnan) owns an investment firm that’s bankrupted by a dodgy, cackling Frenchman. Assets crippled, Richard rushes to ex-wife Kate [...]
I was heartbroken when I found Steenkamp’s body, says Pistorius April 15, 2014 PARALYMPIC star Oscar Pistorius has told of the moment he broke down his bathroom door and discovered the lifeless body of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, who denies murder and says he repeatedly fired gunshots through the door because he thought an intruder was on the other side, recalled the incident as his trial continued [...]
I made a mistake: Pistorius tells court of Reeva’s fatal shooting April 9, 2014 PARALYMPIC star Oscar Pistorius insisted he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by “mistake” yesterday as he came under fierce cross-examination for the first time in his murder trial. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel asked the South African to look at a graphic image of Steenkamp’s fatal head wounds in court, urging him to “take responsibility”. “It’s time that [...]
Pistorius recounts night he shot girlfriend April 8, 2014 PARALYMPIC champion Oscar Pistorius yesterday told a South African court his recollection of events the night he shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013. Pistorius, who denies murder, detailed a peaceful night together where they watched television and discussed Valentine’s Day gifts. The 27-year-old said he later got out of bed to get fans [...]
I can still smell Reeva’s blood, Oscar tells court April 7, 2014 PARALYMPIC star Oscar Pistorius has suffered nightmares and woken up smelling blood since shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year, the South African told a court yesterday. Pistorius, giving evidence for the first time in his murder trial, also apologised to Steenkamp’s family for killing her, adding that he had been “trying to protect” [...]
Smartphones push spending online to £7.2bn March 17, 2014 ONLINE retailers took £7.2bn of sales in February as the number of people using their smartphones and tablets to shop soared, new figures released yesterday show. According to e-tail industry body IMRG and advisory firm Capgemini, online retail sales increased by 18 per cent in February compared with the same time last year thanks to [...]
Pistorius neighbour claims she heard fight on night of killing March 4, 2014 A SECOND neighbour of Oscar Pistorius says she was woken by the sound of raised voices on the night the Paralympic star is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Estelle van der Merwe, who lives in the same gated estate as South African Pistorius, told a Pretoria court yesterday that she put a pillow [...]
Neighbour: I was woken by screams from Oscar’s house March 3, 2014 PARALYMPIC superstar Oscar Pistorius’s neighbour yesterday described hearing “blood-curdling screams” coming from the athlete’s house on the night he is accused of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The testimony of Michelle Burger, a university economist and resident of a nearby gated estate, proved the focal point on the first day of the South African sprinter’s long-awaited [...]