Pistorius lawyers challenge contradictory police claims
- Published: 21 Feb 2013 at 03.43
- Online news: Sports
Lawyers for South African "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius poked holes in the prosecution's murder case against him Wednesday, challenging flawed police work to boost the athlete's hopes of being released on bail.
South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears on February 20, 2013, at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria. His lawyers poked holes in the prosecution's murder case against him Wednesday, challenging flawed police work to boost the athlete's hopes of being released on bail.
The defence forced the lead police investigator to admit multiple police errors in the case, undermining earlier explosive claims that witnesses heard arguing, a woman screaming and gunfire at his Pretoria home on Valentine's Day.
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