Prosecutor Gerrie Nel wants the South African track star sent for independent psychiatric evaluation, he said Monday, in a move that could delay the athlete's murder trial for a month or more.
A psychiatrist testified Monday that Pistorius has an anxiety disorder stemming from his double amputation as an infant and his unstable parents. He's depressed now and feeling guilt from having killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, defense witness Dr. Meryl Vorster said on the stand.
The Rivers State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has found out 25 fake doctors operating in the state. NMA state chairman, Dr Ibitroekeme Korubo, disclosed this development in Port Harcourt on Friday by the association’s taskforce against quackery.
He said it was unfortunate that some persons would decide to operate as doctors without possessing the necessary qualification.
``It is really bad. We are talking about human life here; so it is worrisome that someone that is not qualified will want to venture into the profession. We have gone to the hospitals where they work, we have told their employers to produce them for necessary action,’’ he said.
