JOHANNESBURG Dansby Swanson Braves Jersey , March 14 (Xinhua) -- Allegations of incompetence and possible theft by South African police emerged on the 10th day of the murder trial of South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday.


Pistorius has pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. He admits he shot her dead on Feb.14, Valentine's Day, in 2013, thinking she was an intruder.


Former South African police colonel Schoombie van Rensburg Freddie Freeman Braves Jersey , under cross-examination by Pistorius's lead advocate Barry Roux, admitted on Friday that two of the athlete's eight watches had disappeared from the crime scene during police investigations. He said he had opened an official case of theft and that all police and other personnel at the scene had been searched, to no avail.


One of the watches was taken by Pistorius's sister Aimee, who came to collect his clothes, but there was no trace of the other Hank Aaron Braves Jersey , reported to be valued at 10,000 U.S. dollars.


Asked by Roux to describe how he felt when hearing of the theft, Van Rensburg told the court: "I said, 'I can't believe it. We were just there. How can this watch be gone?'"


"I was furious," he said.


Under pressure from Roux Greg Maddux Braves Jersey , Van Rensburg also told how he saw another police official picking up the 9mm pistol used in the crime


"At that particular moment the ballistics expert was handling the firearm without gloves," Van Rensburg said.


Such handling is against South African police regulations and could damage the case against Pistorius. The athlete's lawyer Roux also highlighted discrepancies between two sworn statements made to the police by Van Rensburg and his testimony in court on Friday.


Roux pointed out differences in Van Rensburg's versions of who was present at the crime scene at various times.


Allegations of police incompetence also surfaced on March 12 and 13 when the door from the crime scene was used as a court exhibit. Roux was able to show, through prosecution witness, police colonel Gerhard Vermeulen, that the door brought to court bore marks different from those shown in police photographs taken shortly after the crime.


For example John Smoltz Braves Jersey , a footprint had been made on the door, resembling that of police-issue footwear. Vermeulen was forced to concede that the door used as an exhibit was not in the same condition as when it was removed from the crime scene and placed in police custody.


In addition, Vermeulen did not carry out tests to determine whether Pistorius could indeed have