A woman's surprise request to address the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on athlete Oscar Pistorius' "mental state" was quickly turned down on Thursday.

The woman, who said she was an attorney, described herself in her application as: "Annamarie, last name uncertain, previously Riethmiller... ex-wife of Oscar Pistorius' orthopaedic surgeon Dr Gerald Versfeld."

She said it was a Constitutional matter, but Magistrate Desmond Nair quickly dismissed...read more here: Surprise request at Pistorius trial turned down