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Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius, who has cried, wailed and vomited through his murder trial for the shooting death of his girlfriend, denied an allegation yesterday that he was tutored by an acting coach before the trial began.The “suggestion that Mr Pistorius ‘took acting lessons’ is totally devoid of any truth,” said a statement released by Anneliese Burgess, identified as the media manager for the Pistorius family.

The statement went on to “further deny that our client has undergone any ‘acting lessons’ or any form of emotional coaching.”

“This type of comment makes a mockery of the enormous human tragedy involving the Steenkamp family and our client and his family,” Burgess said.

Pistorius, 27, is charged with shooting his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, before dawn on Valentine’s Day 2013.

He maintains he mistook her for a burglar when she went to the bathroom during the night and has pleaded not guilty.

He could face at least 25 years in prison if convicted of murder.- AFP.