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PRETORIA, South Africa -- The judge in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius says she will give a verdict on Sept. 11. Judge Thokozile Masipa made the announcement on Friday after the prosecution and the defense ended final arguments in the murder case against the double-amputee, who shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year. Pistorius said he mistakenly shot Steenkamp, thinking there was intruder in his home. The prosecution alleges the Olympic runner intentionally killed her after an argument. In his closing arguments Friday, Oscar Pistorius' lawyer slammed his hand onto a desk to mimic the sound he says startled the disabled athlete and caused him to fire shots through a toilet stall door, killing his girlfriend. "You're anxious. You're trained as an athlete. He stands now with his finger on the trigger ready to fire," Chief defense lawyer Barry Roux said, describing the highly fearful mindset he says double-amputee Pistorius was in when he killed...