Oscar Pistorius verdict expected within days

His days as an Olympic track sensation... now overshadowed by a dramatic murder trial that has spanned six months.

Will Oscar Pistorius be held accountable for the death of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp?

That's the question on everyone's mind as the verdict is expected within days.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) STATE PROSECUTOR GERRIE NEL, SAYING:

"My lady with the utmost respect, if somebody shoots and kills someone like he did in this matter there must be consequences."

The "Pit Bull" -- State prosecutor Gerrie Nel -- has ferociously painted Pistorius as a gun-obsessed hot head, saying he killed his girlfriend in a fit of rage on Valentine's Day last year.

But under intense heat, Pistorius maintains that he fired through the bathroom door to defend himself against an intruder -- not realizing that his girlfriend was behind that door.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) DEFENCE ATTORNEY BARRY ROUX SAYING: (SOUNDBITE STARTS OVER SHOT)

"He's standing an