Butt Plugged: Loud Gastrointestinal Sounds In Bathroom Might Have Doomed Girlfriend Steenkamp
Booming Flatulence Might Have Convinced Pistorius That His Model Girlfriend Was An Intruder.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA -- A sobbing Oscar Pistorius was scolded by a South African judge Tuesday after the fallen Olympian tearfully admitted killing his model girlfriend — but insisted it was an accident. Perhaps that strangest aspect of the tragedy to arise thus far is Pistorius' new alibi for the purported accident: flatulence.
This attractive butt could have cost its owner her life.
Pistorius, in a statement that was read by his lawyer, said he mistook Steenkamp for a burglar inside the bathroom when he pumped four shots through the locked door of the bathroom while she was inside. He explained that “powerful gastrointestinal sounds” echoing from the toilet convinced him that a large male intruder was in the bathroom.
It appears that a new dimension of the case opened up as to whether the sounds described by Pistorius frequently -- if ever -- come for a woman Steenkamp’s size. If Pistorius can prove that Steenkamp’s body size would not normally create such loud gastrointestinal sounds, he may have a viable defense if he reacted reasonably.
Police sources say that when they arrived they could still smell unpleasant fecal smells in the bathroom that were unrelated to the killing. Air samples were taken. These may support Pistorius' story that Steenkamp was using the toilet and making loud noises in the process.
Legal expert and Harvard Law Professor Alan Pedrowitz said that a defense based on fart noises could be difficult. "If Pistorius tries to sell a jury on a supermodel making horrific fart noises late at night, he has a tough roe to hoe," he said.
Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair released Pistorius on $2 million bond but also confiscated all of his sets of artificial legs since the accused is seen as a flight risk.
