Oscar Pistorius tense as judgment Time Crawls near

Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to find out the outcome of his murder trial by the end of the week.
The double amputee, 27, has denied killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day last year at his home in Pretoria.

Oscar Pistorius has reportedly "exploded with anger" when asked how he was doing just days before a South African court is due to hand down its judgement in his murder trial.

According to news24 Judge Thokozile Masipa is due to explain the reasoning behind her verdict on Thursday after a trial that has lasted six months.

Barry Roux, defending Pistorius, has argued he had no motive for killing his girlfriend and said the athlete's disability meant he could not be expected to respond like an able-bodied person to the fear associated with an intrusion.

But prosecutor Gerrie Nel alleges the gold medallist intended to shoot and kill Ms Steenkamp when he fired four shots through the bathroom door where she was hiding after they had an argument.