An ex-girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius wept as she told how the athlete cheated on her with Reeva Steenkamp - as it emerged the star would take the stand.
Samantha Taylor told how Pistorius once shot a bullet through a car sunroof - and on another occasion waved his weapon at a vehicle which he thought was following him.
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Proceedings were halted twice as Ms Taylor had to compose herself during a drama-packed morning at the Pretoria court.
The evidence was heard shortly before Pistorius family spokesperson confirmed for the first time that the athlete will, at some point, give evidence at the trial.
Pistorius in court on the fifth day of his trial In another development, a security guard at the star's estate said Pistorius told him that "everything is fine" shortly after shots were reported.
"Mr Pistorius said to me 'security, everything is fine'," Pieter Baba testified this afternoon.
"That's when I realised that Mr Pistorius was crying," he added.
Pistorius with his sister Aimee in court Earlier, Ms Taylor told how Pistorius nearly always carried a gun and recalled one night when she was awoken by the athlete who feared an intruder in the house.
The court was told how Pistorius grabbed his gun, got out of bed and went to investigate.
Ms Taylor also described occasions when Pistorius screamed at her "out of anger" and said that he was often on his mobile phone when they were in bed together.
She described another time when the athlete became very angry when police stopped a car he was travelling in.
Ms Steenkamp was shot dead on Valentine's Day About 15 minutes after being stopped he fired his gun out of the sunroof - to "irritate the police", laughing after doing so.
He had earlier joked with the driver of the car about shooting "a robot" - South African slang for a traffic light.
The court was told how Ms Taylor normally spent four nights a week at Pistorius' home.
Pistorius broke down on Thursday as he heard her death described in court She wept, and the court was adjourned twice, as she said how "upset" she was about the couple's break-up and the fact that she had been cheated on.
On another occasion Pistorius was followed by a white Mercedes car, the court heard.
Ms Taylor said that Pistorius leapt out of his car as he approached the security gates of his home and waved his gun at the car, which drove off.
Hundreds of journalists are in Pretoria covering the case Earlier, radiologist Johan Stipp finished giving his evidence and was questioned by defence lawyer Barry Roux.
Yesterday, Mr Stipp described how Pistorius knelt at Ms Steenkamp's side and struggled in vain to help her breathe by holding two fingers in her clenched mouth.
Mr Stipp said he went to Pistorius' home after hearing shots fired on the night Ms Steenkamp was killed and found "a lady lying on her back".
"I also noticed a man kneeling on her side, on the left side. I remember the first thing he said when I got there was 'I shot her, I thought she was an intruder. I shot her,'" Mr Stipp told the court.
The athlete talks to his uncle Arnold Pistorius in court He said he did not recognise Pistorius, and described how he tried in vain to resuscitate Ms Steenkamp.
"She had no pulse in her neck, she had no peripheral pulse, she had no breathing movements that she made," he said.
"She was clenching down on Oscar's fingers as he was trying to open her airway."
He said Pistorius was "crying all the time" and praying that she would not die. He said Pistorius looked "sincere".
Pistorius was openly sobbing as the evidence was given on Thursday.
On top of the premeditated murder allegation, Pistorius faces a charge of illegally possessing ammunition and two further counts related to shooting a gun in public in two separate incidents before the killing.
He denies all the charges against him and maintains he shot Ms Steenkamp after mistaking her for an intruder.
The athlete could face 25 years in jail if he is found guilty by Judge Thokozile Masipa. South Africa does not have trials by jury.
The trial has been adjourned until Monday.
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