The next platoon heard the shooting, but were too far away to join the fight in time.

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They heard little about it on the news, it seemed so far away then.

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Mr Roux also referred to witnesses the prosecution said had heard rows between Mr Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp that evening, saying they were too far away and that the state argument was misleading and desperate.

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