Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius is hugged by a supporter as he arrives ahead of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, April 14, 2014. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
PRETORIA (Reuters) - The prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial on Monday accused the track star of using emotional breakdowns under cross-examination to evade answering questions about the night he killed his girlfriend.
The Olympic and Paralympic sprinter, who faces life in prison if convicted of murdering Reeva Steenkamp, says he shot the 29-year-old model in a tragic accident, firing at what he thought was an intruder hiding behind a locked toilet door.
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