Oscar Pistorius trial part 3

[JillJ72]

Hiya,

Thread 1 here - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/in_the_news/2022610-Oscar-Pistorius-trial

Thread 2 here - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/in_the_news/2049921-Oscar-Pistorius-trial-part-2

To continue our respectful, open, interesting discussion.

I'm not sure Nel is that amazing and incisive. All he's doing is saying that doesn't sound probable, and he's left things hanging like the jeans.
If you go on and on about a story you're going to make anyone confused or sound a like a liar.

Difficult for me to follow in real-time today, can someone explain Reeva's jeans & what Nel was driving at today?

I missed the jean bit today.

Totally agree looking. I expereienced an extremely traumatic event just over 2.5 years ago and I can remember some aspects in amazing detail (the exact words certain people said), other details are sketchy and some I can't remember at all. It goes along with exactly how I have found memory to work. How the hell OP could possibly make that up (back over fence).

I agree, if you have ever had a huge shock, certain things just become so real and vivid and other details are just not there.

Nel seems very quiet today

My live feed not working at all. Probably for the best. My DCs were being neglected

IF ONLY he would just say he is to blame. Why does OP not see this? Surely it's doing him no favours to not accept blame. It's obviously his fault and he can't think of himself as blameless?

Can someone start a new thread? I worry about starting threads (for no reason that I can understand.)

Trauma affects the way that memories are laid down, so intense trauma means it's difficult for the memory to be recalled in an autobiographical manner and the retelling becomes more like a reliving.

So much hanging in the air, I hope nel is not wrapping up

I can start a new one but don't want to if JillJ is around?

Is that it? I dont think Im understanding how this court works, so many questions....

I suppose his job is to lay doubt to his version?

Well that's it from the Mr Nel, so much I feel is still unanswered.

We need to start a new thread, maybe someone who can do links so they can link to thread 1,2 and 3 in the opening post should start it.

new thread

Jumping on board after reading this thread, following key bits of OPs testimony and now watching some live feed. It's fascinating but surprised that's how the prosecution wound up. I was waiting for a big theatrical flourish.

Pennies, started one, so moving over.

Hi I'm at work but hurrah can get on mn in my phone to follow your posts. If no new thread yet, I'll set one up now

I'm happy to start it but will have to do links to the others one by one as I will copy and paste one at a time as I am not that clever!

Ah cool, cross posts

Phew! Thank you Jill! Much the best option

Thank you Pennies.