Henke found out, much to his delight, that Springsteen is something of a pack rat.

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Members of Mr Pistorius's family, including sister Aimee, brother Carl and father Henke, were in the courtroom.

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"Henke's interview with the newspaper was unapproved by our media liaison team, " family spokesman Arnold Pistorius, Henke's brother, said.

CNN: March 5, 2013 -- Updated 2054 GMT (0454 HKT)

His father, Henke Pistorius, was in the front row in a white button-down shirt and a straw hat by his side.

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"Some of the guns are for hunting and some are for protection, the hand guns, " Henke Pistorius is quoted as telling a Telegraph reporter.

CNN: March 5, 2013 -- Updated 2054 GMT (0454 HKT)

"As a family, we value life much too much to produce guns at every opportunity we can use them, " Henke Pistorius told the Telegraph.

CNN: March 5, 2013 -- Updated 2054 GMT (0454 HKT)

The Pistorius family, which hired a "reputation management" firm to help with media relations, issued a statement Monday saying, "Oscar and the rest of the Pistorius family distances itself" from Henke Pistorius' comments.

CNN: March 5, 2013 -- Updated 2054 GMT (0454 HKT)

Today, like on Tuesday, Oscar's father Henke, brother Carl and sister Aimee are seated as close as they can be to the Olympic and Paralympic athlete - near enough to reach forward and hold his shoulder during the frequent occasions when he has been overwhelmed by emotion.

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