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Anticipating the shape of the state’s case at trial, he said he had serious questions about Pistorius’ account: Why didn’t he try to locate his girlfriend if he feared an intruder was in the house? Why didn’t he try to determine who was in the bathroom before opening fire? And why did he venture into perceived "danger" in the bathroom when he could have taken other steps to ensure his safety?
"There are improbabilities which need to be explored," Nair said, adding that Pistorius could clarify these matters by testifying under oath at trial.
Sharon Steenkamp, Reeva’s cousin, said the model’s family would not be watching the bail decision and had not been following the hearing.
"It doesn’t make any difference to the fact that we are without Reeva," she told The Associated Press.
Before the hearing, Pistorius’ longtime coach, Ampie Louw, said he hoped to put the runner back into his training routine if he got bail.
"The sooner he can start working the better," said Louw, who persuaded the double-amputee to take up track as a teenager a decade ago. But he acknowledged Pistorius could be "heartbroken" and unwilling to immediately pull on the carbon-fiber running blades that earned him the nickname "Blade Runner."
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AP Sports Writer Gerald Imray contributed to this report from Johannesburg.
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Jon Gambrell can be reached at www.twitter.com/jongambrellAP .
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