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Written By: Agencies | Published : May 28, 2014 12:15 PM IST
Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has reportedly begun his court-ordered mental health evaluation at a South African psychiatric hospital.
Last week, the judge at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ordered that the Blade Runner be observed by a panel of mental health experts for up to 30 days after a psychiatrist testified at his murder trial that he had an anxiety disorder and it could have contributed to hisshooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. (Read: Oscar Pistorius ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation)
According to The Guardian, Pistorius was driven to Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital in Pretoria on Monday in a black saloon car, which followed a police van into the facility. The judge said he can be evaluated as an outpatient and return home each day - a decision taken in part to speed up the already delayed trial process, because the wait for an inpatient bed can be several months, the report added. (Read: Oscar Pistorius suffered from anxiety disorder since he was a child)
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Source: ANI
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