Pretoria – Oscar Pistorius the 27 year old South African Olympian is due back in the dock on Thursday for the final phase of his murder trial.
The court will witness the ultimate showdown between defence lawyer Barry Roux and senior state prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who will present their final arguments.
Over the past few months Pistorious has been known to weep in court, vomit in the dock as well as turn live broadcasts of his trial into a soap opera.
Pistorius, a double-amputee star sprinter known as the “Blade Runner”, faces a minimum of 25 years in jail if he is convicted of the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend.
Pistorious admits shooting Reeva Steenkamp four times through a locked toilet door on the night of Valentines Day last year, but says he thought she was an intruder.
The double amputee has been branded a liar by Prosecuter Nel who believes he deliberately killed his girl friend.
Even if he is not found guilty of premeditated murder, Pistorius could still be convicted and jailed on alternative charges of murder or culpable homicide.
So far the court has heard evidence from 37 witnesses in a trial which began on March 23 and was adjourned a month ago.
When the case resumes, state prosecutor Nel will be first to argue why Pistorius should be found guilty, before the defence sets out it arguments over his innocence.
Judge Thokozile Masipa, is expected to adjourn the case for a couple of weeks before delivering her verdict.
The defence has sought to portray Pistorius as obsessed with safety, a result of a difficult childhood and his disability, factors which they argue explain his reaction the night he killed Steenkamp.
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