Pistorius Trial: Witness Timelines 8 (Rika Motshuane)

Rika Motshuane 

Her house is to the right of his house from them front (street) view.

So to the left of his house when looking straight at the famous bathroom window. 

She was woken by the sound of a man crying that sound like cries of pain.   

She woke up her husband. 

“Did you hear?”  “Yes I heard but I thought I was dreaming.” 

She told him the crying was real and panicking. 

She wondered if one of the security guards had been shot.   

There were dogs barking.  She felt panic.

The crying was very loud and very close. 

She even thought it might be inside their house. 

Asked to imitate the crying, she gave two enormous squealing howls. 

After that, she and her husband saw a Mini Cooper arrive (Carice Stander’s).

They then went back to bed.   

Then she heard another car arrive and looked out the window and it was the security bakkie.   

She again went back to bed.

She guesses that she heard the crying for the first time about 5-10 minutes, max 10 minutes before the arrival of the Mini.

She heard no bangs.