The South African athlete described in court Tuesday how his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp died in the night of Valentine’s Day.

According to Pistorius, he and Steenkamp went to bed around 10.p.m on February 13, 2013. With his 9mm pistol kept under the bed as usual (note: he had been a victim of burglary before).

In the night, Pistorius went out to wander on the balcony when he heard a noise in the bathroom.

“Because I did not have my prosthetics, I felt vulnerable. I shot through the bathroom door and told Reeva to call the police “, he said.

He returned to the room to take his bat and break the bathroom door that refused to open. He realized that Reeva was not in bed.

“That’s when I thought she could have been in the bathroom. The bathroom door was locked. With hindsight, I realize that Reeva went to bathroom when I went to close the door to the balcony” he added

“We were so much in love”

Sobbing, Pistorius continued his confession.

After breaking the door of the bathroom, he discovered his girlfriend’s body riddled with bullets. “Reeva was alive. I took her to the bathroom, called Netcare, and took her down. I tried to revive Reeva but she died in my arms. I’m mortified “, he continued while sobbing, according to statements of witnesses in the courtroom (taken from Twitter).

“I have confidence in the South African legal system and the facts will show that I have not murdered Reeva. We were so much in love. We could not be happier”, he concluded.