The prosecution in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has ended its cross-examination of the South African athlete.<br /><br />Pistorius spent five days in the witness box, fielding questions from prosecutor Gerrie Nel, known as The Pitbull for his aggressive style of questioning.<br /><br />Accused of deliberately killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after an argument, Pistorius broke down several times.<br /><br />Summing up, Gerrie Nel said: “She locked herself into the toilet, you armed yourself for the sole purpose of shooting and killing her.”<br /><br />Pistorius replied: “That’s not true, my lady.”<br /><br />Nel returned: “And that’s what you did. Afterwards, indeed, you were overcome by what you had done, that is true.”<br /><br />Pistorius: “That is true, my lady.”<br /><br />Nel: “Only because it was your intention to kill her, you realise that.” <br /><br />The 29-year-old model and law graduate was fatally shot on Valentine’s Day last year. While the prosecution claims the couple argued and Pistorius shot her in a rage, the Paralympian athlete insists he mistook her for an intruder hiding in the toilet.<br /><br />He faces life in prison if convicted.<br /><br />The trial is likely to run into May.
