In yet another sensational twist to emerge from the Oscar Pistorius case, it has emerged his aunt is one of South Africa’s top criminal profilers.
Micki Pistorius, 52, is the author of ‘Profiling Serial Killers and other crimes in South Africa’ and spent six years in the country’s police department as founder of an investigative psychology unit.
She regularly attended court with the rest of the Pistorius family during his bail hearing last week, but has not made any public comment about his case.
A prosecution lawyer confirmed to The Independent yesterday that she will not be consulted about her nephew’s psychology, although it is likely to be discussed in court.
The athlete has been accused of having ‘a propensity for violence’ during his bail hearing but magistrate Desmond Nair said he was not satisfied this had been proven.
In her book ‘Catch Me A Killer’, Dr Micki Pistorius claimed to have extra-sensory powers of perception which she called ‘cryptesthesia’.
She has also made controversial comments about killers saying: ‘Serial killers are not monsters; they are human beings with tortured souls. I will never condone what they do, but I can understand them.’
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