Oscar Pistorius has reason to be trembling these days, as the Times of South Africa reported Sunday. But on this occasion, he wasn't trembling at the thought of his impending verdict on a trial in which he is charged with murder, which is only four days away.
The Times reported that Pistorius "exploded" in anger on Friday when it sent a team of reporters to the home of Pistorius' uncle and asked how the embattled double-amputee sprinter was doing as he prepares for the verdict from Judge Thokozile Masipa on Thursday in regards to the murder charges he faces for the 2013 shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day morning.
The Times added that Pistorius pulled up to his uncle's house in a new, white XC60 Volvo.
"How can you ask me that?" snapped Pistorius, whom the Times noted had appeared to have just come from a workout. " Do you really have the audacity to ask me how I am doing at this point in my life? What I am going through and feeling ... I really cannot deal with this right now."
Trembling with anger, according to the Times, Pistorius said he deserved privacy.
Pistorius has pleaded that he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder. The prosecution alleges he shot Steenkamp in a fit of rage.
The Times also reported that Pistorius has sold two other properties, speculating that he is gathering funds for further legal fees if he is found guilty.
The two homes that were sold were at the Weeping Willow Estates in Equestria, Pretoria, and were sold for R1-million and R1.03 million (or close to $100,000). The Times speculated that selling the homes could make Pistorius a greater flight risk because he no longer owns property and stands to lose money if he were to try to flee the country.
He sold the home where he and Steenkamp lived - and where he shot her - earlier for R4.5 million. The Times stated that his legal fees so far have cost him R3million and daily legal fees are costing him R100,000.
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