Steenkamp family enter court
Reeva Steenkamp's mother June and other family members began entering courtroom GD in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday before 9am, ahead of Oscar Pistorius's murder trial.
FILE PICTURE: June Steenkamp (2nd R) arrives at the funeral ceremony of her daughter, South African model Reeva, in Port Elizabeth on February 19, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
Steenkamp’s lawyer Dup de Bruyn was also inside the court room, as was cellphone records expert Captain Francois Moller.
A throng of journalists began entering the courtroom at 8.23am.
Police investigating officer Vineshkumar Moonoo and Captain Mike van Aardt were also present.
Pistorius, 27, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria home last year. He faces charges of premeditated murder and contravening the Firearms Control Act in a trial which is expected to last at least three weeks.
The proceedings in the wood-panelled courtroom will be broadcast live on television and radio, with the initial indictment listing 107 witnesses to testify for the State. The trial was due to start at 10am.
– Sapa
