Oscar Pistorius was in the process of buying six guns at the time he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, more than usually allowed under South African law, his murder trial heard.

Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial showed a sequence of photos showing the blood stains and blood spatter found on the floors, walls, stairs, and chairs in the athlete’s house 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.

Oscar Pistorius buried his head in his hands and wiped away tears after a South African court heard grisly details of the killing of his girlfriend, the first sign of emotion from the track star in his murder trial.

Paddy Power has defended its decision to take bets on the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial and run high-profile adverts promising to refund losing bets if the South African is found not guilty.