Oscar Pistorius verdict: Athlete had no mental disorder when he killed Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius did not have a mental disorder when he killed Reeva Steenkamp, a psychological report said as his murder trial resumed in Pretoria.

The report was presented following an evaluation into his mental health.

Oscar Pistorius’ defense team has argued he was suffering from an anxiety disorder at the time of the shooting.

Oscar Pistorius did not have a mental disorder when he killed Reeva Steenkamp

Both prosecution and defense have accepted the results of the report.

The defense team is now hearing from Dr. Gerry Versfeld, who amputated Oscar Pistorius’ legs when he was just 11 months old.

Oscar Pistorius had been born without the fibulas in both of his legs but went on to become an Olympic athlete.

Dr. Gerry Versfeld is testifying about the impact of the disability on Oscar Pistorius, now 27, and to what extent he can walk without his prosthetic legs.

The defense is expected to finish presenting its evidence in the next few days.

Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and law graduate, was shot through a toilet door at Oscar Pistorius’ house in Pretoria on Valentine’s Day last year.

The couple had been dating for three months.

“Mr. Pistorius did not suffer from a mental illness or defect that would have rendered him criminally not responsible for the offence charged,” said state prosecutor Gerrie Nel, reading from the psychologist report.

The prosecution requested the evaluation after a defense witness said the double amputee was suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Gad).

Oscar Pistorius underwent a month of tests as an outpatient at Weskoppies psychiatric hospital in Pretoria.

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