That's very interesting Ronald.
Can he kneel?
Looking, I think the points you made about the gun are very relevant. Wow.
Bonnie have a look at the video of that section of the court session online, it's very impressive. A very raw, visceral reaction.
I'd love to know why he thought to carry her downstairs. What in earth possessed him to move her when she was clearly very badly, indeed mortally, wounded.
His statement that RS died in his arms; doing first aid on someone with such extensive penetrating head and pelvic injuries just isn't going to make any difference. This is why I think the doctor didn't tell him to do anything different, there was nothing to be done.
In a guilty version, OP could have been trying to romanticise the moment. Also, in terms of lying in court, he has had an entire year to internalise his lies. He does believe he is innocent. Even if we assume a guilty version, in which he knows that he shot her, he has displaced so much responsibility for so many events that happened that he doesn't truly believe anymore that he is guilty.
-the gun fired accidentally
-the doctor didn't tell me what to do
-RS died
Quote from twitter feed above:
OP: I was now safe. I was between the intruder and Reeva.
When did he feel like he was in danger if it wasn't when he was rushing to approach the perceived intruder. I think that in his version, he wanted to claim that Reeva was now safe.
Or possibly, I was now safe, I had a gun.
Either way, I go so far as to call that a Freudian slip.
Apologies for any typos.