• published: 20 Feb 2013
• author: ph25vi

Prosecutors have directly challenged two of Oscar Pistorius' key claims about the night he shot and killed his girlfriend. Investigating officer Hilton Botha says a witness saw lights on after the shooting - despite the Paralympian earlier claiming he was too frightened to switch on the light fearing intruders were inside his home. A statement on behalf of the 26-year-old athlete - read out in court on Tuesday - also said he was not wearing his prosthetic legs at the time and felt vulnerable. But Mr Botha said that the trajectory of the shots fired through the bathroom door was downward, suggesting that he was firing from a standing position at a height where he must have a been wearing the limbs. The court was also told that "non-stop shouting" was heard coming from Pistorius' home before Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said the prosecution team has a witness who heard the shouting between 2am and 3am. The details were revealed as the second day of the 26-year-old athlete's bail hearing began at Pretoria Magistrates' Court. In an affidavit, Pistorius has denied murdering the model Miss Steenkamp, 29, at his home in the early hours of Thursday. He has said the couple were in love and he fired through a closed toilet door within the bathroom, hitting the victim, thinking a burglar or burglars were inside. Mr Botha described the moment he arrived at the athlete's house in the early hours of the morning and found Miss Steenkamp's body lying on the ground ...