Oscar Pistorius arrives at court to face murder charge
ByPress Association
Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius arrived at a court in South Africa today, charged with murdering his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria.
The gold-medal winner, known as the Blade Runner for his prosthetic legs, earlier left a police station with a coat over his head and arrived at the court amid a media frenzy.
Pistorius (26) was arrested on Thursday over the killing of Reeva Steenkamp (30), who had been shot in the head and upper body.
Initial reports suggested the model might have been mistaken for a burglar, but Brigadier Denise Beukes later said police were “very surprised” by that suggestion, adding: “These allegations did not come from us.”
Police said an application for bail by Pistorius’s lawyer Kenny Oldwage would be opposed.
Oscar Pistorius arrives at court to face murder charge