The people involved in the Oscar Pistorius case were not only his family and friends, but
heavyweights in legal circles
Defence State Family Support Police SONJA CARSTENS, JACOGROBBELAAR, Graphics24 The faces in the trial Pistorius, The paralympic athlete, and accused Peet van Zyl, Oscars agent. South African athletics superagent manages a fewother stars, including three of the countrys medal winners at the recent Glasgow2014 Commonwealth Games Cornel Fredericks, Wayde van Niekerk and Rushwahl Samaai Reeva Steenkamp supported her parents, Barry and June, nancially. After her death, they struggled nancially. They do not grant media interviews unless they are paid for them, and they want to sue Oscar for compensation. Barry has developed heart problems and has only attended the court proceedings once during the presentation of nal arguments Arnold Pistorius The patriarch of the Pistorius family bought cofee for international journalists almost every day. Oscar has lived with him and his wife, Lois, since the shooting. He is the only person who speaks on behalf of the family Ampie Louw, Oscars coach. Before Reevas death, Louwgave almost all his time and attention to Oscar. Since the athletes arrest, he coaches other runners fromtime to time. According to informed sources, he is sitting on the sidelines waiting for the judgment in the murder case Warrant Ofcer Hilton Botha The original investigating ofcer, Botha had to admit in the bail application that he made mistakes with the investigation. He was not called as a witness in the Oscar case. Shortly after giving evidence, he resigned fromthe police to do security work in the private sector. He is facing a charge of attempted murder because he and two other police ofcers allegedly red shots at a minibus taxi in December 2011 Barry Roux SC With his brilliant performance in the bail application, this senior advocate became well known. But during the hearing, Barry Rouxs jokes around the theme I put it to you became an internet sensation. Several false Twitter accounts sending out funny or sarcastic tweets under his name have been set up Henke Pistorius Henke was at the bail application, but he has attended the hearing only once. He has, however, been seen regularly in Pretoria lately, including at a popular bar. When the shooting took place, Henke was still living in a hotel in Port Alfred. He has not yet returned to the coastal town Carl Pistorius Carl helped Oscar to get out of the courtroomevery day when hordes of photographers wanted to take the Blade Runners photograph. While the hearing was under way, he was also on trial for culpable homicide following an accident. He was found not guilty. In August he was seriously injured in a car accident. He said on Twitter he nearly lost a leg Aime Pistorius Dedicated and fragile, Oscars younger sister has been in court to support himalmost every day. During tea breaks she hugged himand sometimes prayed with him, often in tears. She took leave fromwork at a nancial institution to be there State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel A supporter at the court asked Advocate Gerrie Nel for his autograph that is howfamous the Oscar case has made him. Nel has been given the nickname bulldog for the tenacious way he questions witnesses. This is sometimes used as praise and sometimes as criticism