ý February 14 2013 Oscar Pistorius shoots and kills his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in Pretoria. He is arrested for murder. ý February 22 2013 Pistorius is released on R1-million bail with strict conditions. ý March 28 2013 In a court chall

The Pistorius Timeline ý April 6 2013, 3pm-9pm Pistorius attends a birthday party at a posh house in Illovo, Johannesburg. He drinks shooters and dances. Guests say he flirts with model Kesiah Frank, who shows no interest.

ý April 6 2013, 9pm-11pm Pistorius and his entourage arrive at the Kitchen Bar in Fourways, where, guests say, he acts inappropriately and appears drunk. He leaves for cocktail lounge Buddha Ta.

ý April 11 2013 Pistorius’s PR team says: “There is not a moment in the day that Oscar does not mourn his girlfriend.”

ý April 14 2013 His uncle, Arnold Pistorius, says reports of his partying in Fourways are “in no way an accurate reflection of Oscar’s state of mind”.

ý August 11 2013 Pistorius is seen kayaking with friends in Hermanus.

ý February 2014 British tabloids break the news that Pistorius has been secretly dating young student paramedic Leah Skye Malan, whom he met in December.

ý March 3 2014 The murder trial starts in the High Court in Pretoria. For the first time in South Africa, an entire criminal trial is broadcast live on television.

ý May 26-Jun 20 2014 Pistorius undergoes mental evaluation at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital. A panel of experts finds he could distinguish between right and wrong at the time of the shooting and is now a suicide risk who suffers from severe post-traumatic stress and depression.

ý July 12 2014 Pistorius is involved in a scuffle with Jared Mortimer at a Sandton club. His family issue a statement acknowledging he should not have been out partying.—

Werner Swart