Oscar Pistorius: Not Guilty of Murder.
 

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been arrested over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria, local media say.

Police confirmed to local media that a woman - who died at the scene - was shot in the head and arm.

The precise circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear. Reports say he may have mistaken her for a burglar.
The 26-year-old - known as the "blade runner" - was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics.

"We found a 9mm pistol at the scene. A 26-year-old man was taken into custody," police spokeswoman Katlego Mogale told Reuters news agency.

Local media say the body was removed from the scene.

South Africa has among the highest rates of crime in the world and many residents keep weapons to protect themselves against intruders.

But South Africa does have a careful vetting process before awarding gun licenses, Erika Gibson of Beelt newspaper told the BBC.

Pistorius races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after he was born without a fibula in both legs.

He reached the 400m semi-finals in the London 2012 Olympics. At the Paralympics he won gold in the T44 400m, setting a Paralympic record.

For years he dominated in his category at successive Paralympic Games


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21455453

:o :o

OMFG. I really liked him at the Olympics!
horrendous :(

I do hope it was a mistake :o ***** though, this'll be his career over surely?

He's already had like 6 golds, im pretty sure it was the end anyway
So apparently he mistook his girlfriend for a burgular D:

What the **** was he doing shooting people though, silly man...never gonna end well, burglar or not. Disappointing.

I guess in SA and you are as high profile as him, you do what you can to protect yourself, he is more vulnerable than somebody able bodied, sounds like a terrible tragedy.

Happy valentines day.

"The woman had been wounded in her head and upper body."

Seems like a "hit" ..... :suspect:

Reeva Steenkamp Dead: Who Was Oscar Pistorius' Girlfriend?
 

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...&utm_hp_ref=uk

She doesn't look like a burglar to me ..... :nono:

Ah sheet, wrong thread.

Awful if he did think she was a burglar, not sure how that could have happened but I guess like Cherie said being who he is and living in SA you'd probably be extra alert to the threat of burglary

This is so sad. Such a tragedy. :(

Oscar Pistorius charged with murder after 'shooting girlfriend'
 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...irlfriend.html

Murder is not usually a mistake ..... :idc:

http://news.sky.com/story/1051959/os...ed-with-murder

:suspect:

Pistorius's home on estate voted most secure in South Africa
 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...e-south-africa

So it's not like the girlfriend just letting herself into a mid-town apartment ..... :pipe:

jeeeeesus christ.

Apparently she was trying to creep into his room at about 5am or sometime similar, trying to surprise him for valentines...

http://news.sky.com/story/1051959/os...ed-with-murder

http://news.sky.com/story/1051959/os...ed-with-murder

Do they suspect that he will do a runner?

:joker: nice one..


What an awful story if they suspect he murdered her :shocked:

http://news.sky.com/story/1051959/os...ed-with-murder

WTF ..... :eek:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...iend-shot-dead

:suspect:

Reeva Steenkamp: Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21459439

RIP ..... :sad:

Okay, Really Starting to think he killed her on purpose.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...er-charge-live