Judge orders Oscar Pistorius to undergo psychiatric evaluation (Latimes)

The judge in the murder trial of South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius on Wednesday ordered the athlete to undergo a comprehensive mental health assessment by a panel of psychiatrists, after an allegation he suffered from an anxiety disorder.Pistorius stood as Judge Thokozile Masipa handed down her judgment. 

The judge said the court had no choice but to refer him for investigation after psychiatrist Merryll Vorster testified he had "generalized anxiety disorder" that may have affected his actions the night he shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Trial Witness Says Pistorius ‘Broken’ After Killing Girlfriend (Bloomberg)

Oscar Pistorius was “broken” after killing Reeva Steenkamp, a witness told his murder trial, as defense lawyers sought to portray the Paralympic athlete as desperate to save his model girlfiend after he shot her.

Johan Stander, the manager of the gated community where the shooting took place on Valentine’s Day last year, said that when he and his daughter arrived at the scene Pistorius was carrying Steenkamp down the stairs.