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FULL COPY: State's Heads of Argument─── 13:18 Thu, 07 Aug 2014
Closing arguments in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial have started at the Pretoria High Court. State prosecutor Gerrie Nel started proceedings by saying that the athlete vacillated between two defenses while under cross examination. He reiterated his stance that Pistorius tailored his evidence. Here's a full copy of the State's Heads of Argument
Pretoria - Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius tailored his version of what happened the night he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp because he was concerned of the implications.
The High Court in Pretoria heard this morning from State prosecutor Gerrie Nel that the accused did not present as someone striving to give a truthful version, but someone who was tailoring a version and was more concerned with the implications of his answers.
State prosecutor Gerrie Nel said that the accused did not present as someone striving to give a truthful version, but someone who was tailoring a version and was more concerned with the implications of his answers.:
