Pistorius Trial: Objects Moved At Scene

A police photographer has admitted some objects were moved when photographing the aftermath of Reeva Steenkamp's killing.

Bennie Van Staden told the court he had moved a gym bag in Pistorius' bedroom but did not know who shifted around objects including flip flops, a fan and TV remote control.

Pictures of the room taken two days apart were shown, with the defence claiming they showed a "great disturbance" in the scene

Mr Van Staden says he may have moved the mat under the gun

Mr Van Staden also said he may have moved a bathmat while photographing a handgun after pictures showed the weapon in different positions.

However, when asked by the prosecution "on the 14th, did you change the scene?" he answered "no".

The photographer also admitted someone had moved the cricket bat Pistorius apparently used to beat down the bathroom door to get at his model girlfriend.

But under prosecution questioning he later agreed it had shifted just "millimetres".

The defence claimed objects were also moved around in Pistorius' bedroom

In a twelfth day of evidence in South Africa, the defence tried to portray a disorganised crime scene and suggested a second officer was taking photos of the bathroom area at the same time.

Mr Roux showed time-stamped photos on the court monitor and said police ballistics officer Lt. Col Motha was also working in the bathroom passage.

Mr Van Staden denied he and his colleague were in the same area and said "as far as I can remember" he was alone.

However, the witness appeared surprised when a close-up of one of his photos taken outside of the bathroom appeared to show someone else inside the room.

The photographer was also questioned about a watch believed to have been stolen from a display box at Pistorius' house while police were on the scene.

He said his photos showed the watch, worth up to £6,000, disappeared sometime between 6.01am and 1.20pm on the day of the killing.

The trial previously heard that Col Schoombie van Rensburg had demanded pictures of the watches because they "looked expensive".

Tuesday's proceedings began about an hour and a half late after the photographer had trouble finding the pictures the court had requested.

Pistorius, 27, is charged with the premeditated murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead at Pistorius' home on Valentine's Day last year.

Pistorius says he thought she was an intruder and killed her by mistake.

He is also accused of illegally possessing ammunition, as well as two further counts related to shooting a gun in public in two separate incidents before the killing.

Because there are no jury trials in South Africa, his fate will be decided by a judge, working with two assessors.

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