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Pistorius takes the stand: Trial

Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria High Court on March 5, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Oscar Pistorius, stands accused of the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14, 2014. This is Pistorius' official trial, the result of which will determine the paralympian athlete's fate. (Photo by Alon Skuy/The Times/Gallo Images - Pool/Getty Images)
Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria High Court on March 5, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Oscar Pistorius, stands accused of the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14, 2014. This is Pistorius' official trial, the result of which will determine the paralympian athlete's fate. (Photo by Alon Skuy/The Times/Gallo Images - Pool/Getty Images)

He was expected to explain how he accidentally shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through the locked toilet door of his home on February 14 last year.

Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius took the stand at noon in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday.

He was expected to explain how he accidentally shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through the locked toilet door of his home on February 14 last year.

Pistorius has been charged with the murder of Steenkamp and contraventions of the Firearms Control Act.

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