Several details provided by the prosecution during Wednesday’s bail hearing appeared to be at odds with sprinter Oscar Pistorius’ Tuesday affidavit of the killing of his girlfriend. A South African investigator said Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius’ girfriend, was . In an affidavit read Tuesday, the double amputee sprinter said that he fired shots through his bathroom door after getting out of bed without his prosthetics on.
On Tuesday, Pistorius said he woke up in the dark and headed toward the bathroom because he thought there was an intruder in the house. On Wednesday, the prosecution presented a statement from a witness who said they saw when the first shot was fired. Another witness said that sounded like fighting between 2 and 3 a.m. coming from the home.
The prosecution also presented evidence of violence in Pistorius’ recent past, according to the .
According to police detective Hilton Botha, Mr. Pistorius accidentally fired a weapon at a restaurant in January and persuaded a companion to take responsibility. He had also threatened violence in another incident in an altercation about a woman.
South African police also said they found two boxes of testosterone and needles in the home of Oscar Pistorius after investigating the death of his girlfriend, according to the The lawyer for Pistorius said the boxes contained herbal supplements.
South African police said Pistorius was a flight risk and should . A decision on bail may come tomorrow.
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