Oscar Pistorius breaks down in court as his lawyer argues that Reeva Steenkamp was so badly brain damaged by gunshot she couldn't have screamed

Claims made after neighbour said she heard woman's screams after shots
His lawyer argues that Reeva Steenkamp would have lost 'cognitive function' Pistorius was bent double in dock and wiped away tears with handkerchief
Oscar Pistorius broke down in court today as his defence lawyer argued that Reeva Steenkamp was so badly brain damaged by the gunshot to her head she couldn't have screamed.
Advocate Barry Roux made the claims in response to a neighbour's testimony that she heard a woman's screams after shots were fired on the night the model was killed.
He told the court: 'We will debate the sequence of the bullets.
'We will have experts state that there was serious brain damage after the shot to the head, that it would not have been possible for her to scream at all.'
The Paralympian was seen bent double in the dock, with his hands behind his head, as Mr Roux told how Miss Steenkamp would have lost 'cognitive function'.
A relative then handed him a handkerchief which he used to wipe tears from his eyes.