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Use this thread to discuss Reeva Steenkamp's injuries.
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http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/oscar-used-expanding-bullets-expert-1.1659043#.Ux3o_IWPNpU
http://citizen.co.za/141417/steenkamp-took-breaths-head-wound/
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http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/reeva-s-head-wound-fatal-pathologist-1.1659020#.Ux3GD4WPNpVSome of the wounds showed that the bullets were atypically shaped when Steenkamp was hit, most likely from hitting the bathroom door first.
Saayman confirmed that it was likely that one of the bullets had passed through Steenkamp's arm and into her head.
Saayman added there were also small, superficial injuries caused by splinters.
Abrasions on her body suggested damage from a blunt object, or projectiles that lost the force to penetrate the skin.
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/20...esigned-to-maximise-tissue-damage-pathologistThe court heard that Steenkamp had a few bruises on her body that were not as a result of the shooting.
Her upper eyelids were blue-reddish and there was soft tissue swelling but no injury to the eyes.
This was not caused by direct trauma but a fracture to the skull.
As Saayman explained that it could have been blood leaking from the skull Pistorius retched loudly.
There were also bruises on the upper part of the right thigh that were not linked to the shooting and behind the left knee and the left shin.
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/oscar-used-expanding-bullets-expert-1.1659043#.Ux3o_IWPNpU
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2014/03/10/the-oscar-pistorius-murder-trial-day-6Pathologist Gert Saayman told the court that Steenkamp did not take more than a few breaths after suffering her head wound.
Saayman described the wound to her head as an incapacitating wound, and said there was physical damage to the brain because of a substantial fracture to the base of the skull.
However, both the injuries to her arm and her right groin or hip area could have been fatal as well, he said. Her right hip bone was shattered and this was likely to cause immediate instability, he explained.
As Saayman spoke of the "painful wound", Pistorius bowed his head and retched. He said Steenkamp would have collapsed and, unless she had something to grip onto, it would have been difficult to get back up. It was also an incapacitating injury that if not operated on immediately could be fatal. He said there was a 50/50 chance of surviving the injury.
He described the wound to Steenkamp's arm as devastating. Her right arm was shattered, leaving it with no functionality.
Saayman said any of the head, arm or groin injuries could have caused her death because she needed urgent medical assistance to survive them.
http://citizen.co.za/141417/steenkamp-took-breaths-head-wound/
http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/b7b061...ned-bruising-on-her-back,-buttocks-and-breastPathologist Gert Saayman said Steenkamp had two scratches on her back. This could have been caused by a blunt object or shrapnel.
Her right buttock was bluish in colour. Saayman said this could have stemmed from the injury that Steenkamp had sustained on her right hip, where a bullet had penetrated.
There was some reddish discoloration on her right nipple, said Saayman. He said this could have been caused by frictional contact.
Earlier, Saayman told the court that Steenkamp had also sustained wounds to her head, hips and hand.
http://citizen.co.za/141361/family-members-console-pistorius/...a bullet entered Steenkamp's head in the right upper part, and ran under the skull before it exited from a second wound in the head. ...Saayman said a bulk of the projectile went into the brain.
The upper left arm was deformed due to the amount of fracture...
Wounds were caused by multiple small fragments. There was bruising in skin around the wounds. The right upper arm had a bluish discolouration surrounding that wound.
...Steenkamp's body was naked when it was brought in for the post mortem and her clothes were brought in along with the body. Saayman said the holes in the clothes corresponded to the wounds on the body.
...a grouping of abrasions, superficial fractures, on the skin of Steenkamp's torso. He said a close-up view of injuries showed they were not penetrating injuries.
...gunshot wound to her right hip, 92cm from the ground. He said a defect he had seen on Steenkamp's pants was in line with this wound.
...injuries to her left groin but these were superficial small abrasions, possibly caused by wooden splinters, said Saayman.
...a wound that he noted on Steenkamp's left hand that was between her second and third finger.
Steenkamp's Nike shorts had blood stains on them, and a small hole around 5mm in diameter. What initially seemed like a defect on the trousers turned out to be a blood spatter, he said.
A sleeveless black vest accompanied the shorts. Saayman said small tissue and bone fragments could be seen on the vest.