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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 2 months ago
The sporting world seemed poised to give the cold shoulder to Oscar Pistorius after a court in South Africa allowed the Olympic and Paralympic star to return to international competition.
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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is expected to make contact with the grieving family of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he admits shooting dead at his home, his uncle said on Saturday.
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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
The release of double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius has been condemned for sending the wrong message in South Africa, a country where violence against women is seen as a national crisis.
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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
Oscar Pistorius has been has been released on bail at the end of a tense hearing which has gripped South Africa and the world.
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3 months ago
The moment of truth beckons for Oscar Pistorius. The Olympic and Paralympic star sat as if lost in his own world as lawyers debated what was in his mind when he shot dead his girlfriend.
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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
The prosecution case against the Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has been dealt serious blows after South African police admitted a series of blunders in their murder investigation – and the chief investigator turned out to be on attempted murder charges himself.
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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
Police Pistorius fired at an angle into the toilet door. Steenkamp's wounds suggested she was not on the toilet at the time but "hiding" in the right-hand side of the toilet room.
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3 months ago
Oscar Pistorius, the South African gold-medal winning Paralympian, argued with his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, before he shot her dead, prosecutor Gerrie Nel said.
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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
What happens on Tuesday?
Oscar Pistorius is due to appear at Pretoria magistrates court at 9am local time (7am GMT) . His defence will argue that the category of the offence should be changed from the most serious, schedule six, to schedule five, giving him a better chance of being granted bail. The hearing has been allocated for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
The family of Oscar Pistorius have criticised the media for sensationalist coverage of the murder case against him.