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Oscar: Closing arguments in bail hearing


 Lawyers are presenting their final arguments in the bail hearing of paralympian Oscar Pistorius.

He's been in custody for a week following his arrest for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, PE model Reeva Steenkamp.

Magistrate Desmond Nair will make his ruling once all arguments have been completed.

Meanwhile, a woman's surprise request to address the court on Pistorius' "mental state" was quickly turned down by Nair.

The woman, who said she was an attorney, described herself in her application as the ex-wife of Oscar Pistorius' orthopedic surgeon Dr Gerald Versfeld.

She said it was a Constitutional matter and had wanted Pistorius to be sent for 60-days psychiatric observation to determine his sanity at the time of Reeva Steenkamp's death.

She also wanted Nair removed.