Prosecutors have twisted the facts to discredit South African athlete Oscar Pistorius in his murder trial, his lawyer has said in closing remarks.
Barry Roux said the double amputee should have faced a charge of culpable homicide, not murder, over the shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
State prosecutor Gerrie Nel, in his closing statement, argued the athlete “cannot escape” a conviction.
Mr Pistorius denies prosecution claims that he deliberately shot Ms Steenkamp.
He says he mistook her for an intruder when he shot her through a toilet door in his home in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, on 14 February last year.
Once concluding arguments are finished, Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa is expected to adjourn the trial to consider her ruling. Analysts say this process could take between a week and a month.
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