The State’s case against Oscar PistoriusRebecca Davis
25 Mar 2014 10:20 (South Africa)
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/ ... zVUVs5WhuiOn Tuesday, the state rested its case against Oscar Pistorius. It’s been a long few weeks, though it could have been a lot longer: we’ve only had 21 witnesses called, of the 107 in total on the state’s list. While we rest up in preparation for the opening of the defence’s case on Friday, REBECCA DAVIS presents a non-exhaustive summary of the witness testimony we’ve heard in the case so far.
Name and position (Details at link) Witness 1: Michelle BurgerPosition: Pistorius neighbour, 177 metres away.
Witness 2: Estelle van der MerwePosition: Pistorius neighbour, 98 metres away
Witness 3:Charl JohnsonPosition: Husband of Michelle Burger, Pistorius neighbour, 177 metres away.
Witness 4: Kevin LerenaPosition: Pro-boxer, friend of Pistorius.
Witness 5: Jason LoupisPosition: Franchisee of Tasha’s Melrose Arch
Witness 6: Maria LoupisPosition: Franchisee of Tasha’s, wife of Jason.
Witness 7: Johan StippPosition: Radiologist, Pistorius neighbour, lived 72 metres away
Witness 8: Sam TaylorPosition: Pistorius’ ex-girlfriend
Witness 9: Pieter BabaPosition: Pistorius’ ex-girlfriend
Witness 10: Gert SaaymanPosition: State pathologist.
Witness 11: Darren FrescoPosition: Pistorius’ ex-friend.
Witness 12: Johannes VermeulenPosition: State forensic analyst.
Witness 13:Schoombie van RensburgPosition: Former commander of Boschkop police station.
Witness 14: Sean RensPosition: Firearms trainer
Witness 15:Bennie van StadenPosition: Police crime scene photographer.
Witness 16: Christian MangenaPosition: Police ballistics expert.
Witness 17: Ian van der NestPosition: Police blood spatter expert.
Witness 18 Mike SalesPosition: Police computer expert.
Witness 19: Annette StippPosition: Pistorius neighbor, lived 72 metres away, wife of Johan Stipp
Witness 20: Francois MollerPosition: Police phone expert
Witness 21: Adriaan MaritzPosition: Warrant officer in Boschkop crime information office
Final witness:Johannes Vermeulen (return)Position: State forensics expert