“Non-stop shouting” was heard coming from Oscar Pistorius’ home before his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead, a bail hearing has been told.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said the prosecution team has a witness who heard the shouting between 2am and 3am.

The details were revealed as the second day of the 26-year-old athlete’s bail hearing began at Pretoria Magistrates’ Court.

In an affidavit, Paralympic star Pistorius has denied murdering the model Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his home in the early hours of Thursday.

He has said the couple were in love and he fired through his closed bathroom door, hitting the victim, thinking a burglar or burglars were inside.

Investigating officer Hilton Botha described the moment he arrived at the athlete’s house in the early hours of the morning and found Miss Steenkamp’s body lying on the ground floor at the bottom of the stairs.

He said she was dressed in white shorts and a black top, and covered in towels.

The officer told the court that he saw a firearm on the shower mat, and bullet cartridges in the passageway and the bathroom.

He said unlicensed .38 calibre ammunition was found at his home, and he wanted the Olympian charged with unlawful possession.

Earlier the Paralympian arrived at the court in the back of a police car with a blue blanket covering his head. He entered the courtroom wearing a dark suit and tie just after 8am UK time.

The chances of Pistorius being given bail lessened at the first bail hearing on Tuesday after Magistrate Desmond Nair ruled the case a schedule six offence – meaning premeditated murder.

t means his lawyers now have to prove “exceptional circumstances” for him to be granted bail until he goes to trial.

Mr Botha told the court that Pistorius is a “flight risk” and could flee if given bail.

He said the athlete has offshore accounts and a house in Italy, and stresses that South Africa does not have extradition agreements with all countries.

Pistorius’ father Henke and brother Carl – who have supported him in the two previous hearings – looked on from the public gallery.

The proceedings were delayed as more than 100 journalists squeezed into court to report the hearing.

There were chaotic scenes as one reporter fainted, an overflow room was set up to provide more space and courtroom screens had technical problems.

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