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Pistorius reenacts shooting in shock footage

– ‘Mistrial’ –

Australia’s Channel 7, which did not say how it obtained the film, invited viewers to “vote” on the murder case in light of the new footage.

Fifty-three percent concluded that Pistorius was guilty, and 47 percent that he was innocent.

Legal observers say it is now unlikely that the prosecution will be able to introduce the video as evidence when the trial resumes on Monday.

Stephen Tuson, an associate law professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, said the origin of the footage is important.

“If it was produced by the defence as part of their investigation and preparation for the trial, it’s strictly privileged, it’s confidential and it cannot be used,” said Tuson.

“Whatever you tell your attorney is strictly confidential and privileged, if there’s a breach of that, there can be a mistrial,” said Tuson.

“If there is a failure of justice, that’s the end of the trial.”

Pistorius, known as the “Blade Runner” for his prosthetic limbs, has been charged with murdering Steenkamp after a row early on the morning of February 14, 2013.

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The sprinter claims he mistakenly shot the 29-year-old model and law graduate through a locked door, believing she was an intruder in his upmarket Pretoria home.

During the five months of trial, the defence has sought to portray the double-amputee as obsessed with safety, a result of a difficult childhood and his disability, factors which they argue explain his reaction that day.

If found guilty of premeditated murder, Pistorius faces up to 25 years in jail and an abrupt end to his glittering sports career.

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