PRETORIA - The State has accused convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius of disrespecting the court and Reeva Steenkamp , for not testifying during sentencing proceedings, but instead giving an interview to a British television station. The case has been postponed until next month after the prosecution and defence concluded closing arguments yesterday. It emerged last week that Pistorius has given an exclusive interview to ITV , in which he apparently discusses the night he murdered his girlfriend. State prosecutor Gerrie Nel says the trial court and Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) found that Pistorius did not provide a credible version of what led to him opening fire on the night he killed Steenkamp. Nel argued that even after the murder conviction, Pistorius has failed to address the court to offer an explanation. “The accused elected to give an interview to ITV, but did not take this court into his confidence. That’s disres...
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