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Close this content. Read full article. File - In this Wednesday, Feb. He says Lundgren's list of possible reasons for a delay in the emptying of the contents of Steenkamp's stomach are themselves "speculative". We turn to Lundgren's assessment of the post mortem of Reeva Steenkamp she wasn't present; she has read the reports. Based on my expertise and my reading … the meal may have contained insoluble fibre, which may have delayed gastric emptying.

She was a pre-menopausal woman, which may have delayed gastric emptying. Lundgren says the fact that Steenkamp did yoga before bed, which could have also delayed emptying.

On the state's case that had Steenkamp eaten when Pistorius said she did — that is, early in the evening — her stomach would have been empty at the time of death, Lundgren says:. Updated at 8. Gastric emptying can be delayed for several reasons , says Lundgren: it can be delayed in pre-menopausal women, for example. Sleep can also delay it. Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia can "significantly" delay it, as can some medications such as anti-depressants and slimming drugs. Lundgren says a lot of vegetables are "undigestible" and may delay gastric emptying… OscarPistorius.

Lundgren is delivering — in a very clear, calm way — quite technical details about the way the stomach deals with solid foods:. The consensus among anaesthetists is a minimum of six hours to ensure the stomach is empty after solid foods. Defence counsel Barry Roux is going through Lundgren's expertise, particularly in the area of gastric emptying. She says her specialisation in anaesthesia means she needs to understand how food is digested.

The first witness is anaesthetist Professor Christina Lundgren, who is expected to testify about the contents of Steenkamp's stomach and when she last ate gastric emptying. Lundgren will not be televised. The defence will call more witnesses today. So far this week, the court has heard testimony from three neighbours and from two other residents of the Silverwoods estate , Johan Stander and Carice Viljoen , who were first on the scene after the shooting.

None of these witnesses were called by the state , despite having been interviewed by the prosecution ahead of the trial. Nor, intriguingly, it emerged this week, will Pistorius' housekeeper , Frank Chiziweni , give evidence, despite being asleep in the house at the time, making him the only person there other than Pistorius and Steenkamp. We don't know yet who will take the stand this morning, but there is some informed speculation from reporters at court:.

Anesthetist Chris Lundgren in court this morning. She will give expert evidence on gastric emptying for the defense. Could he be called to the stand today. OscarTrial state ballistics expert Chris Mangena has arrived at court with his tripod, laser and other tools. Expect Wolmarans today. On the issue of "gastric emptying", Professor Gert Saayman , who was responsible for the post-mortem on Steenkamp, gave evidence for the prosecution earlier in the trial :.

He estimated that it would not have been more than two hours before she died. That appeared to contradict Pistorius's version that suggests the couple had eaten and were in bed by 10pm. Steenkamp was shot after 3am. Pistorius, when giving his testimony, insisted the couple had not eaten so late, adding: "I don't have an explanation for it. After a break on Wednesday for voting in the South African general election , the trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp resumes today.

Pistorius denies murder , claiming that when he shot Steenkamp dead at his home in the early hours of 14 February , he believed he was confronting an intruder. Tuesday's proceedings were overshadowed by claims by a friend of Steenkamp, Kim Myers , that Pistorius had acted in an intimidating manner to her during a break in the court hearing.

Myers said the athlete had muttered to her : "How can you sleep at night? Brian Webber, a member of his legal team, said: "It's grossly untrue.

I'm not even going to dignify that with a comment. He never said anything of the sort. Earlier on Tuesday, the court had heard from three of the athlete's closest neighbours: Michael Nhlengethwa and Eontle Nhlengethwa , who live next door to the athlete; and Rika Motshuane , whose house is behind Pistorius' property. The defence claims that prosecution witnesses who previously told the court they heard a woman's scream had in fact heard Pistorius, who apparently screams like a woman when distressed.

Michael Nhlengethwa said the man's cry was "very high". None of the witnesses heard a woman screaming. Each made a high-pitched , anguished scream. My colleague David Smith has been covering proceedings from the high court in Pretoria. You can read his account of Tuesday's developments here and follow his tweets here. I will post a summary of the day's developments shortly. OscarPistorius May 8, He could not test with the exact ammunition used by Pistorius as it is a "collector's item", so had to use a similar type: I tried all over but no firearm dealer has got the one with the black tip.

BB May 8, Aislinn Laing Simmoa Wolmarans raises more doubts about police case ref door: "It is unlikely it would have been reconstructed with accuracy" May 8, The "intermediate target" — that is, the wooden door — could have caused the final destination of the bullets to vary by up to a couple of centimetres, Wolmarans says.

BB May 8, Nel: He never said he was sorry he killed her. Van Schalkwyk: No. I will post a summary of this morning's evidence shortly. May 8, Yvette Van Schalkwyk is excused. We have another minute break before the next witness. Van Schalkwyk: He was sorry for his loss, he was sorry for her parents. Nel: But he never said he was sorry he killed her. Van Schalkwyk: I can't say that it was all about him.

He was in a relationship with her. Van Schalkwyk: Yes, that is true. Roux has finished his questioning. The accused is very heartbroken. The court is now adjourning for a tea break. Roux is back for the defence.

Nel: In an ideal world … her stomach should have been empty. Lundgren: Agreed. Nel: That must mean Professor Saayman's evidence is the more probable. Lundgren: I'm not going to speculate on that. Nel: I'm not going to force you.

Pistorius May 8, Lundgren: It could. That's a lot of food, Lundgren concedes. David Smith SmithInAfrica Lundgren: The literature says "it's not a good idea to judge the time of the last meal from the contents of the stomach". Nel: There's nothing you've seen that shows deceased was not a normal individual?

It's not disputed that Steenkamp was shot at around 3am. The court should resume in a few minutes. Nel asks for a break so he can consult with Saayman. The court will resume in half an hour.

Lundgren: I can't comment on that, my lady. Nel: But he [Saayman] can. And he did. Nel: But you don't warn your patients not to eat stir-fries before surgery? Nel says Steenkamp died at 3am: Nel: After eight hours, you would have expected the stomach to be empty. One cannot state it as being fact — I would say it is purely speculative. We don't know yet who will take the stand this morning, but there is some informed speculation from reporters at court: Karyn Maughan karynmaughan Anesthetist Chris Lundgren in court this morning.

May 8, Barry Bateman barrybateman OscarTrial state ballistics expert Chris Mangena has arrived at court with his tripod, laser and other tools.

Topics Reeva Steenkamp shooting. South Africa Africa. Reuse this content. Most popular. Mazarakis points out that Steenkamp was, statistically, one of three women in South Africa killed by her intimate partner that day. Another is about disability. The third is about crime. South Africa is known for its high crime rate; almost everyone here is just one step removed from it. They held him and his two young sons at gunpoint while they robbed his house.

The fourth is about guns. Although laws have been considerably tightened in South Africa since the end of apartheid, there is a strong subculture of gun ownership, legal and illegal, in the country. The pictures caused Pistorius, in the dock, to retch, weep, and even vomit—that was also off-camera, though the sound and the reaction of the lawyers conveyed some of it. Some moments are still better rendered by print journalists.

Zelda Venter, a high court reporter for the Pretoria News , the local English daily in Pretoria, says the restrictions around the live-TV coverage have made it more difficult for her to do her job.

In this case, the media has had to wait until a witness has completed his or her testimony, which might be a day or more. Recently, he seemed taken aback when a member of the public asked him for his autograph in court. Actually, it does, as Mazarakis noted.

Big TV stories often rely on the possibility of a happy ending to keep their audiences tuning in. In this tale, though, there is little prospect of such satisfaction. He achieves at the most stratospheric level. He falls in love with a goddess and kills her.