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Evidence ... Paralympian Oscar Pistorius arrives in court. Source:AP
Killing suspect Oscar Pistorius is a flight risk and should not be granted bail, South African police argued in court Wednesday.
Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder for the Valentine's Day shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with a 9mm pistol.
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Pistorius asserted in a court affidavit Tuesday that the shooting was accidental and he thought the model was an intruder in his home.
Police officer Hilton Botha alleged in the star athlete's bail hearing Wednesday that Pistorius illegally possessed .38-caliber ammunition in a safe in his bedroom. The policeman testified that Pistorius did not have a license for a .38-caliber weapon and consequently possession of that ammunition was illegal.
The detective said that all Pistorius would say after the shooting was "he thought it was a burglar.''
Botha also said a witness told police he heard gunshots, a woman screaming and then more shots on the night Steenkamp was gunned down.
However, Pistorius' defence team then went on the attack during cross-examination, which revealed the witness was 600m away.
Botha told the court he arrived at Pistorius's luxury home in Pretoria at 4.15am to find the athlete's girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, lying dead at the bottom of the stairs "wearing shorts and covered in towels".
In other evidence, Botha told the court that Pistorius had threatened a man at a race-track "over a girl" and said he would "f--- him up."
The investigating officer said the man was so scared by Pistorius's alleged threats, he consulted a lawyer.
In an additional revelation Wednesday, police said they found two boxes of testosterone and needles in the Pistorius' bedroom.
Pistorius' defense lawyer, Barry Roux, said the substance found in the bedroom was a "herbal remedy'' not a steroid and not a banned substance.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said police are not saying that Pistorius used the substance, simply that it was found in his bedroom.
Earlier, Nel told the court the prosecution team had a witness who had heard non-stop shouting coming from Pistorius's luxury home on the night Steenkamp was gunned down, between 2am and 3am.
Pistorius became the first Paralympian runner to compete at the Olympic Games in London last year.
Pistorius, 26, has insisted he shot the 29-year-old Steenkamp by mistake, fearing there was an intruder in his gated and guarded luxury complex in the capital, Pretoria.
- with News Limited
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