The trial of Olympian Oscar  Pistorius has resumed today after  17-day hiatus.  Oscar is charged with premeditated murder for killing his girlfriend with four shots fired through his bathroom door on Valentine’s Day of last year.

The trial has been on since March 3 2014, and it is broadcast on small screens in South Africa and around the world. Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel called for a break, citing schedule conflicts. Judge Thokozile Masipa approved because the case was dragging on longer than she had expected.

Today defense is picking back up with the first person Pistorius called after the shooting, neighbor Johan Stander.

All through the trial's proceedings, Pistorius continues to deny premeditated murder of girlfrend Reve Steenkamp  , which prosecution claims