Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Pistorius bail hearing restarts in Pretoria
Oscar Pistorius' sister Aimee, brother Carl and father Henke await the start of court proceedings in the Pretoria Magistrates court February 20, 2013. "Blade Runner" Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was applying for bail after being charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend, 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria house. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoPRETORIA (Reuters) - A bail hearing for Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, reopened in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Pistorius told the court on Tuesday he shot model and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door at his home, thinking she was an intruder. Prosecutors are expected to call police investigators to back their claim Pistorius meant to kill her.
(Reporting by David Dolan; Editing by Ed Cropley)
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