When security guards arrived at the home of Oscar Pistorius on the night his girlfriend died, the first thing the track star told them was that everything was fine.
That's what Pieter Baba, a security guard supervisor, testified Friday in Pistorius' murder trial.
The athlete said everything was fine, but he was crying, Baba said, and he knew everything was not fine.
Baba and the other guards then witnessed Pistorius descending from the upstairs carrying Reeva Steenkamp to the lower level.
"I was so shocked, I couldn't think for a few moments," Baba testified.
Pistorius pleaded not
guilty Monday to one charge of murder and a firearms charge associated
with Steenkamp's killing on Valentine's Day 2013 as well as two gun
indictments unrelated to her death. Pistorius, 27, nicknamed "Blade
Runner," has admitted killing his 29-year-old girlfriend, but says it
was a tragic error after he mistook her for an intruder.
Pistorius cries during graphic testimony
Of the witnesses called so far, Baba was the earliest to arrive on the scene. He revealed new details and seemed anxious.
The trial was adjourned
until Monday when the defense will continue cross-examination. The
defense said it would show that Pistorius called security that night.
Another witness who
testified Friday, former Pistorius girlfriend Samantha Taylor, said
their relationship ended when he cheated on her with Steenkamp.
Taylor also testified
that Pistorius slept with a pistol on his bedside table or on the floor
beside his prosthetic legs and once became so angry after a traffic stop
that he shot a gun through the sunroof of a car.
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