Chilling footage of Oscar Pistorius on his stumps - PHOTO

20:00 | 07.07.2014
Chilling footage of Oscar Pistorius on his stumps - PHOTO

Chilling footage of Oscar Pistorius on his stumps - PHOTO

Chilling leaked footage of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius re-enacting the moment he shot and killed his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was taken illegally, according to the athlete's lawyers.

The harrowing video, which shows Pistorius as he runs towards the the camera with one arm outstretched as if holding a gun, was broadcast on the Sunday Night documentary slot of Australia's Channel Seven.But a statement from Pistorius' lawyers Ramsay Webber said the 'visual mapping' re-enactment was only for trial preparation. They alleged the footage had been 'obtained  illegally' by Channel Seven.'For the family, the airing of this footage constitutes a staggering breach of trust and an invasion of the family's privacy,' Brian Webber said in a statement, according to Reuters. They said no permission for the disclosure of the material had been given.One legal expert in Johannesburg, Professor Stephen Tuson of the Wits School of Law, told Reuters the screening of the re-enactment footage could be a breach of sub-judice laws that prohibit the publication outside the courtroom of evidence or material that could influence the outcome of the trial."If this was done in preparation for the trial in the context of attorney-client confidentiality, it would be privileged and its publication would be a breach of the sub-judice rule. Its consequences could be a reviewable irregularity," Tuson told Reuters.Sunday Night Executive Producer, Mark Llewellyn, said in a statement that the story 'was a significant investigation by Walkley Award-winning journalists'.'We would not have run the footage if we thought we had obtained it illegally. The story was run in Australia only and not made available to any other territory,' Mr Llewellyn said. 'The material shown on Sunday Night goes to the heart of both the prosecution and defense cases, including the account provided by Oscar Pistorius.' Pistorius, who was born without a fibula bone in either leg and had his lower legs amputated before he could walk, is seen moving quite quickly and with a high level of agility for a man without the bottom half of his legs.Pistorius can be seen running towards and away from the camera and circling back around the living room of his home. As he re-enacts the scene he explains to investigators: 'I heard the noise and fired four shots.'Pistorius' lawyers alleged the usage of the video filmed by a U.S. company specialising in forensic animation, The Evidence Room, which had been engaged by Pistorius' defence team, also breached a non-disclosure agreement made with the Cleveland, Ohio company, Reuters reports.The footage is overlayed with a recording of Pistorious' voice, a recreation of the moment he claims he warned what he believed was an intruder in the bathroom.'I'll call the police, get out, get out! Get the f*** out!,' he said.The paralympian can then be heard screaming and shouting hysterically after he opened the door to find his girlfriend dead on the bathroom floor.'Please, God, please, please help. Help me. Help me!'In another scene the athlete can be seen on all fours, dragging a woman from a bathroom similar to the one in which he shot Miss Steenkamp.Later in the chilling footage, Pistorius is timed on how long it takes him to put his prosthetic legs on, just over 25 seconds.He then recreates the moment, slumping himself over the toilet with his legs splayed on the floor, he found his girlfriend 'bleeding to death' after he beat down the bathroom door with a cricket bat.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.az

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