According to reports, the prosecutor Gerrie Nel went straight to the heart of the state's case, saying to Pistorius: "You killed Reeva Steenkamp, Say it."
It was gathered that the athlete replied: "I made a terrible mistake."
And when Nel added: "You killed a person?
Pistorius was reported to have answered her: "I made a mistake."
And Nel said, "Will you take responsibility for it? Say it. Say, 'Yes, I killed ... I shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp,'"
The sprinter responded: "I did, my lady."
Earlier, Pistorius testified how he felt Steenkamp's blood "running down on me" after he discovered her bullet-ridden body in his bathroom. The sprinter insists he thought the 29-year-old model and law graduate was a hiding intruder.
"I felt helpless. I had my fingers in her mouth to help her breathe," he told the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa.
"Did you at any time intend to kill to Reeva?" lead defense lawyer Barry Roux asked.
"I did not intend to kill Reeva, or anyone else for that matter," the athlete replied before the cross-examination got under way.
Asked by Nel about his Christian faith, Pistorius responded: "I don't always think the things I do are right. I'll try not to lie. I'm human. I'm here to tell the truth."
Pistorius, 27, is accused of premeditated murder after fatally shooting Steenkamp early on Valentine's Day last year. The sprinter maintains it was a case of mistaken identity.
As at the time of filing this report, the trial still in progress.
Via: BBC NEWS
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