One Tragic Night (106 page)

Authors: Mandy Wiener

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A close-up of the inside of the bowl shows clear signs that it was flushed at some point, washing away blood to create the clean white lines. Door splinters and spatter had also settled on the left side.
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The toilet door with four bullet holes marked as it was reconstructed for demonstration purposes in court. The mark where Oscar claimed he kicked the door is visible above hole âC'. The scratch marks in line with the handle were created when the loose panels were transported in a body bag.
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Probes placed through the bullet holes attempt to map the trajectory of the bullets. Also visible, to the left, are footprints believed to have been caused by police stepping on evidence, and the mark caused by Oscar kicking the door, above the âC' sticker.
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Photographer Bennie van Staden takes a picture while standing on the toilet. Probes through the bullet holes in the door map the projectile trajectories and indicate where Reeva might have been positioned.
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A diagram in pathologist Gert Saayman's report indicates the positions of Reeva's wounds marked out on a person in the anatomical position. Marks 4.1 and 4.2 depict the head entry and exit wounds respectively; 4.3(a) the arm entry wound; 4.3(b) the exit wound; 4.4 the wounds caused by fragments exiting 4.3(b); 4.5 the hip wound; and 4.6 the wounds between the webbing of the left hand.
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Reeva's bloodied shorts as they were photographed during the postmortem. A bullet entry wound is visible along the waistband to the left.
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The bullet fragments removed from Reeva's skull during the postmortem. The picture depicts the lead core (bottom), and the copper jacket (top), with at least one of the exposed, jagged petals designed to slice through flesh.
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