Oscar Pistorius, who is on trial for
murder, got into a fight in a nightclub
with a man who “aggressively engaged”
him about the shooting death of Reeva
Steenkamp.
The 27-year-old athlete’s spokeswoman
confirmed the altercation took place at
the VIP Room club in the upmarket
district of Sandton in Johannesburg on
Saturday, the Telegraph reports.
She insisted the Olympian was sitting
quietly in the VIP section of the
nightclub when he was approached by a
man named by the South African media
as Jared Mortimer.
Mortimer told South African news website
The Juice that Pistorius was “drunk and
very aggressive” and poked him in the
chest while telling him “you’ll never get
the better of me”.
Mortimer told The Juice he was
introduced to Pistorius by a mutual
friend, and that the athlete brought up
Darren Fresco, who gave evidence for the
prosecution at his trial about how
Pistorius once fired a gun through a car
sunroof during a day out.
“Oscar knew one of my friends and said,
‘Oh, you are the infamous Jared
Mortimer’,” he told the website. “He
immediately started talking about his
friends and how they had backstabbed
him. He mentioned Darren Fresco.
“He was going on about how influential
his family is and how connected they
are. He even pulled out his phone to show
me pictures of armoured cars.”
Mortimer said he pushed Pistorius after
the Olympian poked him in the chest.
Pistorius fell over into a chair, causing
bouncers to intervene before the athlete
left the nightclub.
The incident comes just days after
Pistorius’s trial for the murder of Reeva
Steenkamp was adjourned following the
close of the defence case. The case will
resume on August 7 for closing
arguments, before the judge announces
her verdict, which could carry a life
sentence, on a date yet to be set.
Pistorius shot Steenkamp through a
locked toilet door at his home in
Pretoria on Valentine’s Day last year but
claims he believed she was an intruder.
Anneliese Burgess, a spokeswoman for
Pistorius, confirmed he was at VIP Room
with one of his cousins.
“They sat in a quiet area of the private
VIP section when they were approached
by the individual,” she said.
“The individual in question, according to
our client, started to aggressively
engage him on matters relating to the
trial. An argument ensued during which
our client asked to be left alone. Oscar
left soon thereafter with his cousin. Our
client regrets the decision to go into a
public place and thereby inviting
unwelcome attention.”
murder, got into a fight in a nightclub
with a man who “aggressively engaged”
him about the shooting death of Reeva
Steenkamp.
The 27-year-old athlete’s spokeswoman
confirmed the altercation took place at
the VIP Room club in the upmarket
district of Sandton in Johannesburg on
Saturday, the Telegraph reports.
She insisted the Olympian was sitting
quietly in the VIP section of the
nightclub when he was approached by a
man named by the South African media
as Jared Mortimer.
Mortimer told South African news website
The Juice that Pistorius was “drunk and
very aggressive” and poked him in the
chest while telling him “you’ll never get
the better of me”.
Mortimer told The Juice he was
introduced to Pistorius by a mutual
friend, and that the athlete brought up
Darren Fresco, who gave evidence for the
prosecution at his trial about how
Pistorius once fired a gun through a car
sunroof during a day out.
“Oscar knew one of my friends and said,
‘Oh, you are the infamous Jared
Mortimer’,” he told the website. “He
immediately started talking about his
friends and how they had backstabbed
him. He mentioned Darren Fresco.
“He was going on about how influential
his family is and how connected they
are. He even pulled out his phone to show
me pictures of armoured cars.”
Mortimer said he pushed Pistorius after
the Olympian poked him in the chest.
Pistorius fell over into a chair, causing
bouncers to intervene before the athlete
left the nightclub.
The incident comes just days after
Pistorius’s trial for the murder of Reeva
Steenkamp was adjourned following the
close of the defence case. The case will
resume on August 7 for closing
arguments, before the judge announces
her verdict, which could carry a life
sentence, on a date yet to be set.
Pistorius shot Steenkamp through a
locked toilet door at his home in
Pretoria on Valentine’s Day last year but
claims he believed she was an intruder.
Anneliese Burgess, a spokeswoman for
Pistorius, confirmed he was at VIP Room
with one of his cousins.
“They sat in a quiet area of the private
VIP section when they were approached
by the individual,” she said.
“The individual in question, according to
our client, started to aggressively
engage him on matters relating to the
trial. An argument ensued during which
our client asked to be left alone. Oscar
left soon thereafter with his cousin. Our
client regrets the decision to go into a
public place and thereby inviting
unwelcome attention.”
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