Tagged: Oscar Pistorius
Pistorius facing premeditated murder charge
Pistorius appears at court hearing
South Africa’s fear factor
Pistorius’ brother faces culpable homicide count
Pistorius detective facing attempted murder charges
NBCSports.com: SportsPRETORIA (Reuters)
The lead detective in athlete Oscar Pistorius’ murder case is himself facing attempted murder charges for opening fire on a minibus containing seven people in 2011, South African police said on Thursday.
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Pistorius hearing told of ‘shots, screams, more shots’
BBC News
A witness heard gunshots, screaming, and then more shots fired at the home of athlete Oscar Pistorius on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed, a police officer has said.
Day two of his bail hearing in Pretoria also heard police suggest Mr Pistorius could be a flight risk.
He denies the premeditated murder of Ms Steenkamp, his girlfriend, saying he mistook her for an intruder.
A full trial of the Paralympic star, 26, is not expected for months.
However, allegations of what happened on Valentine’s Day last week have continued to emerge in the packed courtroom.
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Nike: No plans for Oscar Pistorius in future ads
Yahoo! Finance
Nike said Monday that it has no plans to use Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius in future ad campaigns after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend.
Nike Inc. spokesman KeJuan Wilkins confirmed the shoe company’s plans to The Associated Press. He declined to say whether Nike had previously had any plans for Pistorius, or whether it will pull current advertising that includes him.
Pistorius is a double-amputee who races on carbon-fiber blades and competed in the London Olympics last year. He has been charged with shooting and killing his girlfriend in his South Africa home.
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