Pretoria: Oscar Pistorius' murder trial is set to continue on Monday, despite the psychiatrist charged with evaluating the athlete being hospitalised for a heart attack.
Dr Leon Fine, one of four experts tasked with evaluating Pistorius' mental health, suffered a heart attack on Thursday before he could sign off on the report to be used in court, according to South African media.
The defence team has argued the athlete, who is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, had general anxiety disorder, which may have affected his judgment at the time of her death. The court ordered a 30-day psychiatric evaluation in May.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Nathi Mncube said on Friday that Pistorius had completed his evaluation.
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