The BBC has apologised after a local radio station played the sound of a screaming woman and howling dogs over a report on the Oscar Pistorius trial.
A technical glitch meant that after the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire reporter announced that the South African Paralympian had pleaded not guilty to the murder of his girlfriend Riva Steencamp, listeners heard the sound of dogs howling.
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As the presenter said “he admits shooting Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year”, a woman’s screams could be heard. There was then what sounded like barracking or booing. The show’s host Vic Minett said after the incident: “Apologies for a couple of technical problems during that news bulletin
“A few odd things sneaking in there.” A BBC spokesperson added: “There was a technical mistake where sound effects being prepared in another studio for an unrelated item were accidentally broadcast over the news bulletin. We apologised for the error immediately afterwards.”
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