Pistorius trial: Bullet-holed toilet door in court

Forensic investigator Johannes Vermeulen, with a cricket bat in hand, demonstrates on a mock-up toilet cubicle, with the door, background, how the door could have been broken down with the bat, during the trial of Oscar Pistorius in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Werner Beukes, Pool)POOL SAPA



Pistorius' lawyers secured bail for him in 2013 after contending that police contaminated or tampered with evidence from the home where he fatally shot Reeva Steenkamp, firing through the bathroom door during the pre-dawn hours of Valentine's Day 2013.


The actual door that Pistorius shot through was erected in the Pretoria courtroom Wednesday, and the bat he used that night was used in the demonstrations. There was even a toilet cubicle behind the door, re-created to the exact specifications of the small area of Pistorius' bathroom where the 29-year-old model was killed, Vermeulen said.




