Oscar Pistorius broke down in court today as he described shooting dead his girlfriend thinking she was an intruder.
In dramatic scenes, Pistorius described finding his girlfriend's body in the toilet of his home - wailing in court: "She was everything."
His sister Aimee and one of his lawyers then rushed through the courtroom to his side - before the judge was forced to halt proceedings.
The athlete's emotional breakdown failed to move June Steenkamp, Reeva's mother, who stared, stony-faced at the defendant, as he was consoled by family and friends. More after the jump: