Athletics: Pistorius charged with girlfriend’s murder
South African police charged Olympic amputee, but played down reports she was mistaken for a burglar.
Oscar Pistorius, the South African face of the Games, can expect $2 million a year in endorsements from sponsors including Nike and BT. PHOTO: AFP
PRETORIA:
South African police charged Olympic amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius with the Valentine’s Day murder of his glamorous model girlfriend, but played down reports she was mistaken for a burglar.
“I can confirm that a suspect has been charged, he has been charged with murder,” lieutenant colonel Katlego Mogale told AFP.
Twenty-six-year-old Pistorius – known globally as ‘Blade Runner’ because of his carbon fibre prostheses – will spend the night in jail before appearing in court early today.
Meanwhile police poured cold water on media reports that she had been mistaken as an intruder. Police spokeswoman Denise Beukes said there was no sign of forced entry at Pistorius’s home.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2013.
South African police charged Olympic amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius with the Valentine’s Day murder of his glamorous model girlfriend, but played down reports she was mistaken for a burglar.
“I can confirm that a suspect has been charged, he has been charged with murder,” lieutenant colonel Katlego Mogale told AFP.
Twenty-six-year-old Pistorius – known globally as ‘Blade Runner’ because of his carbon fibre prostheses – will spend the night in jail before appearing in court early today.
Meanwhile police poured cold water on media reports that she had been mistaken as an intruder. Police spokeswoman Denise Beukes said there was no sign of forced entry at Pistorius’s home.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2013.