The results of the DNA testing
undergone by Pistorius have revealed certain interstinf facts, also he
had samples of his blood collected. Investigators also conducted an
autopsy on Steenkamp's body, though police declined to give any
information about what they found.
They have said she was shot multiple times in the attack. Police have not offered a motive for the killing and Pistorius' uncle Arnold later said that "the state's own case, including its own forensic evidence, strongly refutes any possibility of a premeditated murder or murder as such."
Pistorius has had troubles in the past in his personal life. In February 2009, he crashed a speedboat on South Africa's Vaal River, breaking his nose, jaw and several ribs and damaging an eye socket. He required some 180 stitches to his face. Witnesses said he had been drinking, and officers found alcoholic beverages in the wreckage, though they did not do blood tests.
In November, Pistorius was involved in an altercation over a woman with a local coal mining millionaire, South African media reported. The South African Police Service's elite Hawks investigative unit became involved before the two settled the matter. Pistorius had a fondness for guns and once tweeted about him searching his house once with a pistol, looking for an intruder.
Prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius murder case says Reeva Steenkamp was shot in the head, arm and hip. Police investigator says there were 2 iPhones and 2 BlackBerrys in the bedroom of Pistorius but weren't used to call police or an ambulance.
Unlicensed ammunition at the home of Oscar Pistorius was found, for posession of which he may face additional charges.
They have said she was shot multiple times in the attack. Police have not offered a motive for the killing and Pistorius' uncle Arnold later said that "the state's own case, including its own forensic evidence, strongly refutes any possibility of a premeditated murder or murder as such."
Pistorius has had troubles in the past in his personal life. In February 2009, he crashed a speedboat on South Africa's Vaal River, breaking his nose, jaw and several ribs and damaging an eye socket. He required some 180 stitches to his face. Witnesses said he had been drinking, and officers found alcoholic beverages in the wreckage, though they did not do blood tests.
In November, Pistorius was involved in an altercation over a woman with a local coal mining millionaire, South African media reported. The South African Police Service's elite Hawks investigative unit became involved before the two settled the matter. Pistorius had a fondness for guns and once tweeted about him searching his house once with a pistol, looking for an intruder.
Prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius murder case says Reeva Steenkamp was shot in the head, arm and hip. Police investigator says there were 2 iPhones and 2 BlackBerrys in the bedroom of Pistorius but weren't used to call police or an ambulance.
Unlicensed ammunition at the home of Oscar Pistorius was found, for posession of which he may face additional charges.
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