Sound expert Ivan Lin. Lin brought a sound meter to court. He testified if listeners were 177m away in their bedroom and heard a sound coming from the bathroom, the sound would not have been audible or intelligible. (Witness Michelle Burger, who said she heard a woman's "terrified, blood-curdling" screams" and shots, lived 177m away.) Linn also said he doubts whether emotion or gender of the screamer could be differentiated from 170 meters away.
Before Linn, the defense called the doctor who amputated Oscar's legs. He testified Oscar is severely vulnerable on his stumps in a dangerous situation. He has impaired walking and turning, and is in danger of falling. It is unlikely he could have wielded the cricket bat while on his stumps. Oscar did a demonstration for the court with his prostheses off. The media was not allowed to film it. Oscar has claimed that he had his legs on when he bashed down the door and couldn't have done so while on his stumps.
The state took some heat from the judge today over a missing electrical cord in Oscar's bedroom. The state had used the length of the cord to refute Oscar's version and the defense asked for the cord. It's missing. Oscar's lawyer asked for an investigation.
Court resumes tomorrow.