Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial displayed a sequence of photos showing the blood stains and spatter found on the floors, walls, stairs and chairs of his home after he fatally shot his girlfriend.

The father of murdered Irish student Nicola Furlong has described Paddy Power’s decision to allow bets on the Oscar Pistorius trial as “disgusting” — asking if the bookmaker would put up odds if his own children had died.

The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has told a court she heard “blood-curdling” screams before the sound of four gunshots on the night the Olympian killed his girlfriend.