Chief Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has grilled Oscar Pistorius over the Blade Runner's claims he did not hear girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp scream before he shot her, insisting the gun noise would have been too loud to hear the cries.
OSCAR Pistorius argued with his girlfriend shortly before shooting her dead, the prosecution lawyer has alleged as his gruelling cross-examination of the sprinter went into a second week.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel accused the 27-year-old of concocting evidence in his defence against the charge of murdering Reeva Steenkamp on Valentines' Day last year.
"It's the state's case, Mr Pistorius, that she wanted to leave and that you weren't sleeping, you were both awake," said Nel.
"That's not correct my lady, that's untrue," Pistorius replied softly.
"There was an argument," Nel said, drawing another denial.
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Nel repeatedly described the athlete's explanation that he accidentally shot Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door as "so improbable that it cannot be reasonably possible".
The prosecutor's relentless questioning has elicited tears and taut replies from the world-famous double amputee, who insists he and the 29-year-old model were in a loving relationship.
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During the relentless back-and-forth Pistorius and Nel at times appeared to come close to bickering.
Nel complained that Pistorius was being evasive and challenged him: "Today I pick up you're not sure about things, is anything wrong?" Nel asked. "You're fine?"
Pistorius grew increasingly restless during the morning's cross-examination, wiping his face, pinching the bridge of his nose and clenching his jaw. Jumping from one event or piece of evidence to another, Nel sought to keep Pistorius off balance.
The court temporarily adjourned late in the morning after the double-amputee runner started to sob.
Murder trial ... Oscar Pistorius, flanked by relatives, arrives at court in Pretoria to face his fourth day of cross-examination. Source: AP
Just over an hour later and after court resumed, Pistorius again broke down when replying to a question on why he had opened fire, causing a second adjournment.
The athlete could not explain why the model and law graduate had undigested food in her stomach up to eight hours after the couple ate under his version of events.
A forensic pathologist earlier testified that she must have eaten about two hours before her death, which contradicts the accused's version they were sleeping at the time.
The defence has disputed the science that stomach contents could accurately indicate the time of the last meal.
The athlete was also asked to explain why Steenkamp's jeans were lying on the floor while the rest of her possessions were neatly arranged.
Nel has openly called the athlete's version "a lie" contending Pistorius knew exactly what he was doing when he fired the lethal shots.
"You knew Reeva was behind the door and you shot at her!" he said on Friday, with Pistorius replying softly "It's not true, milady." Pistorius claims he woke up in the early morning hours, brought in two fans from his balcony, then armed himself after hearing the noise in the bathroom.
Pistorius will likely remain in the witness box for another few days as a witness in his own defence.
His lawyers have said it will call up to 17 witnesses, including ballistics experts.
Tonight marks the start of the 27-year-old's second week in the witness stand in his defence against murder charges for Steenkamp's death on Valentine's Day last year.
Gerrie Nel's relentless questioning has drawn tears and angry replies from the world-famous double amputee sprinter, who insists he shot Steenkamp four times by accident through a locked bathroom door.
Tragic ... Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by Oscar Pistorius at his house in Pretoria. Source: AP
Fourth day ... a general view of the courtroom as Oscar Pistorius takes to the stand. Source: AFP
The prosecutor rubbished Pistorius's claim that he rushed to his bathroom in the dead of night after hearing a noise, then fired at the locked cubicle door thinking an intruder was coming out to attack him.
Defence ... Oscar Pistorius's claim that he thought an intruder was in his toilet — and not Reeva Steenkamp — has been rubbished by chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel. Source: AP
He openly called the athlete's version "a lie".
Pistorius was evasive during the tough questioning, with memory lapses in key parts concerning incriminating details.
"I'm not looking for an excuse, if I don't remember it I don't remember it!" he said, breaking down during one exchange about the placement of objects in his bedroom.
Simone Steenkamp, Reeva Steenkamp's sister, says Oscar Pistorius is "a disgusting liar". Picture: Toby Selander Source: HeraldSun
Pistorius says he woke up in the early morning hours, brought in two fans from his balcony, then switched to self-defence mode after hearing the noise in the bathroom.
By his own account, the athlete whispered to Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and aspiring television actor, to call the police, before shouting loudly at the intruders to get out, rushing with his gun to the bathroom, and firing at the cubicle door.
The accused says the model never replied when he started shouting, and that she never screamed while he fired the shots, but that he couldn't hear because his ears were ringing.
Several neighbours testified to hearing a woman's terrified screams that night.
Steenkamp's older sister branded Pistorius a "disgusting liar" after attending some of his testimony in court with her mother.
"He is trying to convince the court that they were really close and that he cared for her. It's not true," said Simone Steenkamp, 48.
Originally set down for three weeks, the trial on Monday enters its sixth week and has been extended until May 16.
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