The police detective investigating the killing of Reeva Steenkamp has admitted there were no signs that she had defended herself against an assault before she died.
Oscar Pistorius' defence lawyer Barry Roux grilled investigating officer Hilton Botha as the South African sports star sought bail.
He also raised doubts over the reliability of a witness who said they heard screaming and saw lights on in Pistorius' house after the shots were fired – in direct contradiction of the star's earlier statement.
Mr Roux pointed out that the apparent witness was hundreds of metres away from the house.
The prosecution, which wants to prove that the runner had deliberately planned to kill Miss Steenkamp, was also forced to admit that Pistorius's claim that he mistook her for an intruder matched the crime scene.
"It sounds consistent," Mr Botha said.
He also admitted that he walked through the crime scene without foot covers, possibly contaminating it.
"You were in the house walking with unprotected shoes," Mr Roux said. "That should not happen."
Oscar Pistorius denies murdering his girlfriend A prosecution claim that Pistorius sleeps on the right side of the bed was also challenged.
Mr Roux said: "He normally sleeps on the right side of the bed. But he had a shoulder problem so that evening he slept on the left side."
Mr Botha told the court on Wednesday that a police search found testosterone and needles in Pistorius' bedroom, amid speculation that performance-enhancing drugs may have influenced his mental state.
But Mr Roux said the substance was not testosterone but an acceptable supplement: "It's a herbal remedy and he can use it and he has used it before."
Sky's Alex Crawford, reporting from the court, said: "I think very much the family feels this has been a good day for the defence."
Pistorius, the first double amputee to compete against able-bodied athletes in the Olympics, says he shot her by mistake through a locked bathroom door, believing she was a burglar.
The 26-year-old said he kept a firearm under his bed at night because he had been a victim of violence and burglaries before and had received death threats.
But the state prosecutor said the athlete would face an additional charge of possessing unlicenced .38 special calibre ammunition.
Magistrate Desmond Nair said he could not rule out that there was some planning involved in the killing, which may be considered as a premeditated murder, setting a high bar for bail.
The bail hearing was adjourned until Thursday.
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