Judge still reviewing facts of the case before delivering verdict.

Oscar looked to be fighting back tears as Judge masipa is discussing the gunshots.


Source: CNN news live.

- The verdict is due in the murder trail against Oscar Pistorius.
- The Olympic sprinter is accused of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius isn't denying that he shot her, but claims it was an accident.
- In addition to the murder charge, Pistorius is also facing three gun-related charges.
- How we got here


- Read below to see how the trial has unfolded so far.

a few seconds ago
Masipa now refers to ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor's evidence that when Pistorius screams it sounds like a man, not a woman. Masipa points out that Taylor admitted she'd never heard Pistorius scream in a life or death situation.
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2 minutes ago
Masipa periodically refers to case law during her verdict explanation.

3 minutes ago
Masipa says the distance between the Burger/Johnson house and the Pistorius house makes it easy to see why they were wrong about the gunshot/cricket bat sounds.
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5 minutes ago
Masipa doesn't think that the neighbors (a couple) were dishonest in giving their statements. The defense had accused them of making suspiciously similar statements.
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6 minutes ago
Masipa says it's correct to criticize this witnesses' testimony as unreliable.
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7 minutes ago
Masipa says it's significant that one of the neighbors refused to concede that she could've missed the second set of sounds.
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7 minutes ago
Masipa says some of the witnesses missed some of the sounds that morning.
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8 minutes ago
She says some of the sounds interpreted by witnesses as gunshots were actually the cricket bat sounds.
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9 minutes ago
Masipa is discussing the gunshots, the sound of the cricket bat hitting the door, and the screams.

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10 minutes ago
From inside the courtroom:



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#OscarPistorius looked to be fighting back tears as Masipa describes his defense... and now he is weeping.
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11 minutes ago
It sounds like Masipa is dealing with the murder charge first.
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11 minutes ago
Masipa says these issues are now irrelevant.
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12 minutes ago
Issues at hand according to Masipa:
-Did police contaminate the scene?
-The length of the extension chord removed from the scene?
-The authenticity of photographs taken at the scene
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13 minutes ago
Masipa says the court has taken evidence and counsel submissions into consideration in determining her verdict.
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13 minutes ago
Masipa says she's not going to "rehash the evidence in detail"
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13 minutes ago
Masipa now deals with the "issues"
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14 minutes ago
Some of the common cause facts read in court:
-Steenkamp was shot three times
-Pistorius used a cricket bat to break down the door
-Pistorius was very emotional shortly after the incident and tried to resuscitate the deceased.
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15 minutes ago
Masipa moves on to common case facts for the murder charge - these are facts which aren't disputed.
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16 minutes ago
Pistorius' brow furrows as Masipa reads his explanation of events - that he believed an intruder had broken into the house.
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18 minutes ago
It's still not clear if Masipa will deliver the verdict for the gun charges first or the murder charge.
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19 minutes ago
Masipa recounts witness testimony from neighbors. One neighbor said she heard hearing a man and woman argue, followed by gunshots.
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20 minutes ago
Masipa now reads a summary of the state's case.
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20 minutes ago



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Steenkamp family and friends in court today http:///iyKtLqWQnB

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