South African athlete Oscar Pistorius's emotional testimony in court in Pretoria,South Africa Tuesday April 08,2014

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is back in court in Pretoria describing events after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home.During his emotional testimony he said Ms Steenkamp died before the ambulance arrived while he was holding her.He said he tried to help her breathe and stem the bleeding from her hip.The athlete denies deliberately shooting dead Ms Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year, arguing he mistook her for an intruder.

Prosecutors contend he intentionally killed her after a row

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius(27) faces life imprisonment if convicted of murder.
''In the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013, he said, he had got up from bed to bring in some fans he had left outside, in order to cool his bedroom.
When he heard a window opening in the bathroom, he said, he thought there was a burglar trying to get in.
Wanting to protect Reeva Steenkamp, who was not sleeping, he had gone to get his gun in the dark.
"I whispered to Reeva to get down and phone the police," he said.
He said he then went into the passage without his prosthetic legs and, overcome with fear, started screaming, and shouted for Reeva Steenkamp to get to the floor.
"I heard a noise from inside the toilet, what I perceived to be someone coming out of the toilet," he said tearfully.
"Before I knew it, I had fired four shots at the door,South African athlete Oscar Pistorius told the court''

After the shooting, Oscar Pistorius said he had smashed in a door panel to get into the toilet, where he discovered what he had done.
"Whilst I leant over the partition to get in, I saw the key, so I took it and I unlocked the door, and I flung the door open, and I threw it open," he said, sobbing.
"And I sat over Reeva and I cried... and um, I don't know how long... I don't know how long I was there for... She wasn't breathing."
As Oscar Pistorius broke down, the judge adjourned the trial.