I dont know if you have heard about this murder so i will start from the beginning,
South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar
Pistorius, around 4am on valentine's day shot dead his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in Pretoria.
Friends of Oscar think its a Valentine's Day surprise gone wrong. Oscar, 26 and
Reeva, 30, have been dating for many months. Reeve was
shot several times in the head, chest and arm.
Oscar, known as the “Blade Runner” for his racing prosthetics and also dubbed 'the fastest man on no-legs', has been charged with murder and is currently in police custody. He is believed to have told police he thought she was an intruder.
Police said they found a 9mm pistol at the scene and he has since been charged to court.
Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after he was born without a fibula in both legs, was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics and reached the 400 semi-finals in London 2012.
Oscar, known as the “Blade Runner” for his racing prosthetics and also dubbed 'the fastest man on no-legs', has been charged with murder and is currently in police custody. He is believed to have told police he thought she was an intruder.
Police said they found a 9mm pistol at the scene and he has since been charged to court.
Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after he was born without a fibula in both legs, was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics and reached the 400 semi-finals in London 2012.
UPDATE:
New report alleges that Reeva Steenkamp, spent her final minutes hiding behind a bathroom door before he shot her to death.
Details of their Valentine’s Day fight, after which Oscar Pistorius was charged with murder, began to emerge as police piece together what happened.Or what they believe happened. Pistorius' family, while offering prayers for Reeva Steenkamp, say they "strongly dispute" the alleged murder charge.
In any event, the gorgeous model was found dead two hours after police were called to Pistorius’ upscale home over a loud fight involving the couple.
Steenkamp reportedly fled in fear to the bathroom in her boyfriend’s house before she was shot through the closed door with a 9-mm. handgun.
She was struck in the head, chest, pelvis and hand, local media reports say.
Security guards in Pistorius’ gated Pretoria community found him sitting alongside the bloody body in the bathroom with the four bullet holes obvious in the door.
The pair were alone in the house at the time of the killing; there were no eyewitness accounts. The suspected murder weapon was recovered at the scene.
Prosecutors, in a stunning move, announced the six-time Paralympic gold medalist faced charges of premeditated murder in the predawn shooting.
Pistorius wept in court but did not enter a plea; he remains in custody.
Steenkamp and the Olympian began dating about four months ago.
The shooting reverberated across South Africa, where Pistorius is a national hero, and the world, where he was a symbol of courage and determination.
An ex-girlfriend of Pistorius took to Twitter to defend the 26-year-old sprinter-turned-suspect, insisting he had no history of violence toward women.
“I would just like to say, I have dated Oscar on/off for 5 YEARS, NOT ONCE has he EVER lifted a finger to me, made me fear for my life,” said Jenna Edkins.
His former girlfriend added: “All I am saying is let him speak, let his side be heard without jumping to conclusions. Love and thoughts to Reeva’s family.”
However, another former ex called Pistorius a “player" and "certainly not what people think he is." Samantha Taylor said he had “way with women.”
Taylor’s father also weighed in on Pistorius’ dark side.
“I have no sympathy for Oscar. I am just glad that my daughter is safe and that she got out of the relationship in time,” Henry Taylor was quoted as saying.
#May her soul rest in peace.
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