Washing machine noise ‘put gun-toting Pistorius in combat mode’
Months before he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius described how he drew his gun and went into “combat mode” after hearing a possible intruder at his home, a South African firearms expert told the athlete’s murder trial.
The noise turned out to be a washing machine, the High Court in Pretoria heard.
Sean Rens, manager of the International Firearm Training Academy in Walkerville town, also said he had many conversations about firearms with Pistorius, who is accused of murdering Reeva Steenkamp on February 14 2013.
He said the double-amputee runner had “a great love and enthusiasm” for guns.