Oscar Pistorius note reveals "multiple personalities"

A HANDWRITTEN note from Oscar Pistorius reveals a number of warning signs, according to experts.

OSCAR Pistorius's handwriting reveals a complex character with multiple personality traits, according to experts.

Australian graphologist Caro Duncan analysed a thankyou note, penned by Pistorius to a fan in September 2011.

"The fact his signature doesn’t agree with the body of his writing means he can be two different people, there is a public and a private persona," she said.

The note was posted five months ago on a fan's online blog, and read: "Thank you for coming to watch me race and for the support! Keep smiling and proving to the world that anything is possible! Much love, Oscar Pistorius."

Ms Duncan said the writing showed the gold medallist attempts to "live up to an ideal and meet other people's expectations" while also being on top of his game, and focused on the task at hand.

"The 'o' in his signature indicates there is a public persona that is a little bit different. He also underlines his name, so he has a sense of importance," she said.

"He takes his time to write his letters coherently, meaning he respects other people."

The uphill slants on the 'M' in 'Much' represents optimism and that he was feeling good about life, she said.

"Everything was going right for him by this handwriting at this stage. I guess the warning signs are there, as in there is a general intensity about him and that he’s a fairly intense sort of person, but it’s not a sinister handwriting."

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Handwriting analyst Craig Peebles told news.com.au  the way Pistorius "expresses his emotions varies tremendously", based on the right-hand slope of his handwriting.

"Because the slant isn’t consistent, his moods aren’t consistent," he said. "Oscar has not found one mood that he feels comfortable being all the time."

According to Mr Peebles, the combination of writing with increased pressure to paper and 't's that are predominantly crossed on the right-hand-side indicate Pistorius's wild side.

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"Oscar has a temper. He uses this as a defence mechanism when he doesn't understand how to handle a situation," he said.

"Those that feel emotional intensity write with emotional intensity. The harder you press, the more things affect you emotionally.

"Oscar has a tendency to argue his perspective. He will stand his ground."

Prosecutors believe the dual-amputee Olympic sprinter gunned down 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp in cold blood at his luxurious home on Valentine's Day, while Pistorius claimed he shot her thinking she was an intruder.

In her final interview a week before her death for heat magazine, she claimed she "respects and admires" the athlete.

"I don’t want anything coming in the way of his career. He’s such an amazing athlete."

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Mr Peebles said Pistorius’s desire for a dominant, attractive woman is represented in the slight hook in his c’s, "like the sting of a bee".

"This creates an interesting relationship. There will be many conflicts. There is a constant test to see who the stronger partner is. If Oscar is in fact controlling his partner, he will be bored."

Pistorius’s bail hearing was controversial with the lead investigating officer, Detective Hilton Botha, taken off the murder case after it was revealed he is facing seven attempted murder charges.

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South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority said that given the charges against the detective, he "cannot continue".

Botha reportedly opened fire on a bunch of terrified passengers in a mini-bus in a drunken shooting incident with three other officers in 2011.

Pistorius was released on bail on Friday. He was ordered to turn in his passport, any guns he may own and to keep clear of his home in upscale Pretoria, now considered a crime scene.

Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair set bail at 1 million rand ($109,000).

The 26-year-old track star is staying with his uncle, Arnold, in the affluent suburb of Waterkloof in Pretoria.

The case has been postponed till June 4.