Oscar Pistorius returns to dock after psychiatric tests

The 27-year-old has spent a month being assessed by doctors at a hospital in Pretoria

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Oscar Pistorius arrives at North Gauteng High Court where he is facing trial accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on May 14, 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa

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Journalist Stuart Norval says the psychiatrists may have to testify today if they don't agree on their report.

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This is Weskoppies hospital in Pretoria where Pistorius has been assessed over the past month.

Three psychiatrists have written a report about his Generalised Anxiety Disorder.

It will be handed to the court today.

South African news channel eNCA has today published never-seen-before footage of Oscar Pistorius with his mother before she died.

Sheila Pistorius suddenly died aged 43.

Oscar has claimed that she was misdiagnosed with hepatitis and given the wrong medical treatment.

He had her date of birth and date tattooed on his arm.

A defence witness said Pistorius suffers from Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

This is a medically-recognised condition which leaves sufferers feeling worried about a wide range of issues most days.

It affects about one in 25 people at some point in their lives but is more common in women.

The trial was halted when Oscar Pistorius' defence team argued that he was suffering from an anxiety disorder at the time of the shooting.

A team of psychiatrists has been assessing him to see how significant this was.

A report will be handed into the court today.

However it is unlikely to alter the trial hugely as Pistorius' defence has already admitted it would not have stopped him from telling right from wrong.

There had been fears the resumption would be delayed after one of the psychiatrists, Dr Leon Fine, suffered a heart attack last week.

Welcome to our live blog where we will be covering the trial of Oscar Pistorius.

The Paralympian denies the murder of former girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year.

Pistorius, 27, shot the model through the bathroom door of his house in Pretoria.

He insists the killing was a tragic accident when he mistook Reeva for an intruder.

However, prosecutors say it was murder.

Pistorius has spent the last month undergoing psychiatric tests at Weskoppies hospital in Pretoria.

His trial is due to resume this morning.

We will bring you all the latest from South Africa here, as it happens.