The blood-spattered bathroom where
Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius has been
pictured for the first time.
The
graphic pictures show inside the Paralympian sprinter's house in
Pretoria, South Africa, where Miss Steenkamp was killed in the early
hours of Valentine's Day.
Pools
of blood cover the toilet and floor of the room, with police tape
marking the holes where bullets flew through the bathroom door, which is
missing a panel.
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Graphic pictures obtained by Sky News show for
the first time the bathroom where Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius
Pistorius denies that Reeva Steenkamp's Valentine's Day murder was premeditated
It is thought that the
low position of the bullet holes will be used by Pistorius's defence
team to argue that he was not wearing his prosthetic legs at the time of
the shooting, so could not have planned the murder.
He claims he shot Miss Steenkamp, 29, by accident because he believed a burglar had entered their home while they slept.
The pictures, obtained by Sky News, also
show trails of blood leading from the bathroom and down the stairs of
the house, from Pistorius carrying Miss Steenkamp's body as he called
for help.
In one poignant scene, a Valentine's gift for Pistorius, 26, from his girlfriend remains unopened.
A card bearing the nickname 'Ozzy' and a packet of heart-shaped sweets lie on top of a parcel wrapped in striped paper.
Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder for the shooting of his model girlfriend.
He is due in court on Tuesday for a brief hearing while the police investigation continues.
The
Sky footage also shows bloodied footprints - thought to have been
caused by investigating officer Hilton Botha walking into the house
without protective covers on his shoes.
The investigation into Miss Steenkamp's death has been heavily criticised.
Reeva Steenkamp and Oscar Pistorius pictured together in November last year. Three months later he killed her
Botha was then forced to step down
when it emerged he faced seven charges of attempted murder for a 2011
case in which he and two other officers fired on a vehicle in an attempt
to make it stop.
Sources told Sky News that other
officers in the case are being investigated for the disappearance of a
watch belonging to Pistorius.
Today, his uncle Arnold Pistorius described what life is like for the athlete while he waits for his trial to begin.
He told CNN: 'He is housebound. He doesn't go out in public places.
'But he's not keen to go out. This fits him at the moment.
'He's got photos [of Reeva] in his room, he's got photos all over the places.
'If the person you love the most died and you were the instrument, how would you feel? It's unthinkable.
'[His life] won't be the same again. He will have to cope with it somehow.'
Earlier this week, Pistorius was fined about £60,000 for not paying his taxes in South Africa.
The fine came after he was forced to declare his assets during his bail hearing in February.
The
26-year-old declared in an affidavit during his application that he
earned around £420,000 a year and owned three houses and land in South
Africa with a combined value of nearly £600,000.
Media
reports in South Arica suggested that he also owned another property,
in Johannesburg, which was bought for around £600,000 this year.
That house was not declared as part of his assets in his affidavit.
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