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the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius was back on today after psychiatrist determined that he was not suffering
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from mental illness the night he shot his girlfriend to death Pistorius ran in the Olympics on carbon blades after
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losing both legs as a child Deborah p is covering the trial in South Africa for us Deborah how did this decision come
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about Pistorius had undergone a rigorous series of daily tests during his 30-day
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psychiatric evaluation including ones to determine whether he was faking mental illness now we saw during the trial he
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was often emotional and distraught on the witness stand but today's hearing determined that he could tell right from
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wrong and furthermore that he was not suffering any mental illness when he shot his girlfriend on Valentine's Day
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last year now this is bad news for the defense they were hoping that a diagnosis of a mental disorder would
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assist his case but it's back to business as usual and the calling of more witnesses Deborah p in South Africa
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for us tonight Deborah thank you very much