Pretoria - Murder-accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has arrived at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for his pre-trial hearing.
His defence counsel Barry Roux SC, joined the throng in the court, ahead of what is expected to be a swift postponement.
Acting Magistrate Daniel Thulare is expected to preside when court starts at 9am.
Photographers took pictures of Pistorius's sister Aimee, wearing a black jacket and scarf, and his brother Carl.
Outside court, journalists had erected small tents and camping chairs near the entrance.
Pistorius was charged with premeditated murder after his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead in his Pretoria home on February 14.
During a bail hearing in February, Pistorius's defence read out a statement in which he said he thought Steenkamp was an intruder.
He was released on bail on February 22, but under conditions which he later challenged in the High Court in Pretoria. Several of the conditions were relaxed, including bans on international travel and alcohol consumption.
Last Friday an image purportedly showing the scene where Steenkamp was shot dead was posted on the SkyNews website.
The photograph shows blood on a toilet seat, and a pool of blood on the floor. Bullet holes in the bathroom door are marked with tape, and a panel near the door handle is taped-up.
National police spokesman Brigadier Phuti Setati said on Friday police could not comment on the photograph because they did not know how it came to be in SkyNews's possession.
“We don't want to be distracted by these deliberate tactics. All that we want to do is secure a conviction, so we are working throughout and investigating professionally,” he said. - Sapa and AFP