Oscar Pistorius Says 'I Wake Up Smelling Blood' As He Starts Evidence At Murder Trial

2,466 views · Published 7 April 2014 · 0:46 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: Sky News · 2014 · News & Politics

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Oscar Pistorius has wept and trembled his way through his first day of testimony, describing how panic attacks had left him hiding in cupboards since the shooting.

He woke "smelling blood", was unable to sleep and was on anti-depressants and sedatives, he told the court. 

Watch more of Pistorius' evidence by going to 2:45:28 on the live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ed7cW_nfY

http://news.sky.com/story/1238343/pistorius-slumps-in-dock-after-giving-evidence

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