Prosecutors are expected Wednesday to outline why they believe he murdered his girlfriend. (Photo: Masi Losi AP) South African police say they found two boxes of testosterone and needles in the bedroom of Oscar Pistorius, who has been charged with premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend. Defense lawyer Barry Roux countered that the substance was an "herbal substance," not a steroid and not a banned substance. In the second day of a bail hearing in Pretoria, new details in the case emerged as Pistorius' defense team argued that the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was an accident. Under cross examination, a detective said police have not found anything inconsistent with how Pistorius has described the Feb. 14 shooting. The athlete said he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder when he fired through the toilet door. The hearing will continue for a third day Thursday as chief magistrate Desmond Nair decides whether Pistorius is eligible for bail. A detective testified that Pistorius is a flight risk. DAY 1: Pistorius disputes premeditated murder charge EXPERT: Low murder conviction rate in South Africa Earlier, South African prosecutors said a witness heard "non-stop shouting" at the athlete's home before shots were fired, the BBC reported. In cross examination, detective Hilton Botha said the witness who heard the fight lived in a home 600 meters (.37 miles) away from Pistorius' house, The Telegraph reported. The defense said an autopsy showed no other signs of assault on Steenkamp's body, according to The Telegraph. It also stated that her bladder was empty, suggesting she had gone to the toilet. In his affidavit, Pistorius said he awoke to sounds in the bathroom, leading him to think there was an intruder in the house. He said he fired shots at the toilet door, thinking that Steenkamp was still in his bed. In making a case for why Pistorius is a flight risk, Botha testified that a memory stick was found with details of the athlete's offshore bank accounts, according to the BBC. Botha also said Pistorius illegally had .38-caliber ammunition in a safe in his bedroom, the Associated Press reported. Two past incidents were described in testimony, as the prosecution tried to show that Pistorius has a history of violent behavior. At a Johannesburg restaurant, Pistorius was involved in an incident in which a gun was fired, Botha said. He said Pistorius asked someone else to take the blame, according to CNN. BRENNAN: Pistorius latest athlete we really don't know MORE: Who was Pistorius' girlfriend? In another incident, police said Pistorius threatened to assault someone at a racetrack, CNN reported. Prosecutors want to show why he should be denied bail. Pistorius denies the charge, and said it was an accidental shooting. The double-amputee Olympian, his brother, father and uncle were inside the court room as proceedings for the bail hearing began. The room was packed for a second day. Pistorius sat in the back of the car, which was in a convoy of three police vehicles that entered the Pretoria Magistrate's Court through a side entrance ahead of the second day of his bail hearing. In an affidavit read by his senior defense lawyer Tuesday, Pistorius said that the Valentine's Day killing of Steenkamp was accidental and that he shot her by mistake in fear of an intruder in his house. He said he kept a 9 mm pistol under his bed and was worried about violent home robberies and had also received death threats. South Africa's society is distressed by high levels of violent crime. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel told the court on the first day of the hearing that he would elaborate on the state's version that the 29-year-old Steenkamp and the world's most famous Paralympic athlete had a fight the night of her death and that she fled to the toilet before Pistorius shot four times into the locked door of the toilet enclosed in his bathroom, hitting her three times and killing her. Since Pistorius has been charged with premeditated murder, the magistrate said his defense must offer "exceptional" reasons for him to be freed on bail. "She locked that door for a purpose. We'll get to that purpose," prosecutor Nel told the packed courtroom, which had a capacity of 60 but was crammed with around 100 people Tuesday. Pistorius again arrived before 7 a.m. local time Wednesday, via a different entrance to the courthouse than was used before his first appearance at his bail hearing. Television cameras huddled to get a shot of the Olympic runner in the back seat of the white-and-blue police car. Reporters lined up hours before the hearing to get seats in the courtroom and police planned to shut down some roads around the busy court building. People walking by carried newspapers with bold headlines about Pistorius' court affidavit, which was the first time he had publicly explained his version of the events that unfolded in the early hours of Feb 14 at his villa in a gated community. Steenkamp's shooting death and Pistorius' arrest and murder charge stunned South Africa, where he is a national hero. It also sent shock waves across the world, which knows Pistorius as a disabled sports icon known as the Blade Runner and an inspiring story of someone who overcame adversity and the amputation of his lower legs as a baby to become an Olympic athlete. In the 11-page court affidavit, the Paralympic champion said he did not have his prosthetic legs on and felt "extremely vulnerable" in the predawn hours of Feb. 14 when he thought that Steenkamp was an intruder in a toilet cubicle inside his bathroom. He said he was on his stumps when he fired into the door and then realized his tragic error when he backed away to his "pitch dark" bedroom and realized the model and law graduate, whom he had been dating for a few months, was not in bed. The state alleges the shooting was premeditated and that Pistorius took time to put on his prosthetic legs and walk seven meters (20 feet) to the toilet before opening fire. Forensic reports may be able to establish the truth by studying the angle and height of the bullet holes in the toilet door. PHOTOS: Oscar Pistorius charged with murder Contributing: The Associated Press Story Highlights
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