Ex-girlfriend says Pistorius carried gun "all the time"

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Oscar Pistorius entered the fifth day of his murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, on Friday.

The Olympic sports icon is accused of shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steencamp on Valentine's Day last year.

The court heard emotional testimony from his ex girlfriend, Samantha Taylor, whose face wasn't shown to cameras.

(SOUNDBITE)(English) OSCAR PISTORIUS' DEFENSE LAWYER, BARRY ROUX, SAYING:

"Miss Taylor, do you say that when he took Reeva Steenkamp out for the first time, that he was still in a relationship with you?"

(SOUNDBITE)(English) WITNESS, SAMANTHA TAYLOR, SAYING:

"Yes, we were."

(SOUNDBITE)(English) WITNESS, SAMANTHA TAYLOR, SAYING:

"The first time our relationship ended, was when he cheated on me with.....(breaks down in tears)"

Pistorius says he shot Steencamp through a closed bathroom door in the middle of the night after mistaking her for an introducer.

During her testimony, Taylor also said Pistorius carried a

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