More Evidence; IMAGE SHOWS A POOL OF BLOOD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRCASE AS WELL AS SPECKS ON THE WALLS AT PISTORIUS' VILLA AFTER OSCAR SHOT DEAD HIS GIRLFRIEND REEVA STEENKAMP

A blood spattered cricket bat, a pistol on the mat and a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs, this is the horrific scene faced by police when they entered Oscar Pistorius's home. 

The photographs show the blood soaked bathroom in his villa in Pretoria where the runner shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14, 2013.

The gun used to kill Miss Steenkamp lies on a small mat while a bloodied cricket bat lies nearby.

The Olympic Blade Runner, 27, claims he used the bat to break down the toilet door after he shot his girlfriend by mistake.  Another image shows a pool of blood at the bottom of the staircase as well as specks on the walls.

Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, through the closed door of a toilet cubicle in his home in the night, later saying he mistook her for an intruder

Oscar, leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Friday

Pistorius was expected to take to the stand last week to testify at his murder trial but court was immediately adjourned because one of the judge's two assessors was unwell in hospital. 

The double-amputee Paralympic champion is facing 25 years to life in prison if convicted of premeditated murder for killing lover Reeva Steenkamp.

Defence lawyers for the runner, who is the only eyewitness in the case, were due to begin their case last week after four weeks of prosecution-led testimony.

But Judge Thokozile Masipa said that one of her two assessors, legal experts who are helping her with the case, was unwell and that the trial had to be delayed until April 7 as the court would not be properly constituted.

Prosecutors took 15 days to lay out their case against the 27-year-old, arguing he deliberately killed Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year by firing four rounds from a 9 mm pistol through a closed toilet door.

Several neighbours testified to hearing a woman's terrified screams before a volley of shots, countering Pistorius' assertions that he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder hiding in the toilet cubicle in the middle of the night.

The world-famous athlete pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and also not guilty to three other firearm-related counts.

The trial has gripped South Africa and millions of athletics fans around the world who saw Pistorius as a symbol of triumph over physical adversity.