Pistorius photographed in bloodied prosthetics

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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Displaying photographs of a bare-chested Oscar Pistorius standing in his garage on bloodied prosthetic legs and wearing shorts soaked in his girlfriend’s blood, prosecutors attempted Friday to focus attention on the killing for which the double-amputee Olympian is on trial for murder, while the defense poked holes in the police investigation that followed it.

The photos were taken in Pistorius’ Pretoria home by police soon after he shot Reeva Steenkamp before dawn on Feb. 14, 2013.

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