'I heard a woman screaming – and I can’t understand how Pistorius didn't': First witness in Blade Runner's murder trial tells court of moment Reeva Steenkamp was gunned down

Paralympian denies premeditated murder of Reeva Steenkamp last year

Neighbour tells the court she was woken at 3am by a woman screaming

Michell Burger said: 'Just after her screams, I heard four gunshots'

Prosecutors say Pistorius intentionally shot Miss Steenkamp after a row

But statement read out by his lawyers says they did not argue that night

Amputee claims he accidentally killed her after mistaking her for a burglar

Trial will be shown on 24-hour cable channel devoted to the court case

The first witness to give evidence in Oscar Pistorius's murder trial told how she heard 'blood-curdling' screams from a woman followed by four gunshots on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed.
Michell Burger, who lives on a neighbouring estate, took to the stand just after the Paralympian pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend on Valentine's Day last year.
Speaking in Afrikaans through an interpreter, Ms Burger told how she and her husband had been woken at around 3am that morning by a woman screaming and shouting for help.
'I was still sitting in the bed and I heard her screams. She screamed terribly and she yelled for help,' she said, her voice cracking with emotion.