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(CBS/AP) PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius, the paralympic superstar also known as "Blade Runner" for his high-tech artificial legs, was charged Thursday with the murder of his model girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa.
Police said a 26-year-old male would appear in court later on Thursday on the charge of murder in the death of model Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot four times in the predawn hours in the Pretoria home. Police in South Africa do not name suspects in crimes until they have appeared in court, but police spokesperson Brigadier Denise Beukes said that Pistorius was at his home at the time of Steenkamp's death and "there is no other suspect involved."
"Yes there are witnesses and there have also been interviews this morning," Beukes told reporters outside the gated complex where Pistorius lived. "We are talking about neighbors and people that heard things that happened earlier in the evening and when the shooting took place."
Beukes also said there were previous incidents and "allegations of a domestic nature" at the home of the Olympic star and double-amputee runner, who is one of South Africa's and the world's most famous sportsmen and made history at the London Games last year by being the first double-amputee runner to compete at the Olympics.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57569355-504083/oscar-pistorius-double-amputee-runner-and-olympic-star-charged-with-murder-of-girlfriend-in-south-africa-report-says/
(CBS/AP) PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius, the paralympic superstar also known as "Blade Runner" for his high-tech artificial legs, was charged Thursday with the murder of his model girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa.
Police said a 26-year-old male would appear in court later on Thursday on the charge of murder in the death of model Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot four times in the predawn hours in the Pretoria home. Police in South Africa do not name suspects in crimes until they have appeared in court, but police spokesperson Brigadier Denise Beukes said that Pistorius was at his home at the time of Steenkamp's death and "there is no other suspect involved."
"Yes there are witnesses and there have also been interviews this morning," Beukes told reporters outside the gated complex where Pistorius lived. "We are talking about neighbors and people that heard things that happened earlier in the evening and when the shooting took place."
Beukes also said there were previous incidents and "allegations of a domestic nature" at the home of the Olympic star and double-amputee runner, who is one of South Africa's and the world's most famous sportsmen and made history at the London Games last year by being the first double-amputee runner to compete at the Olympics.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57569355-504083/oscar-pistorius-double-amputee-runner-and-olympic-star-charged-with-murder-of-girlfriend-in-south-africa-report-says/
