Oscar Pistorius Aka “Blade Runner” Charged With Murder Of His Girlfriend

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By Nads | Thursday, February 14, 2013 | 9:26 am | 9 Comments
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South African double amputee track athlete, Oscar Pistorius has been arrested for his girlfriend’s murder and is the only suspect. I guess he shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in the hand and head with a 9mm pistol.

They had only been together for a few months, but TMZ is reporting that there have been previous altercations (that’s all hearsay for now). UGH. This breaks my heart and is SOOO disappointing to wake up to. I know he was a national treasure in South Africa, but he was also a figure that so many people looked up to. He was such an inspiration to watch in the 2012 Olympics and I really rooted for him and loved his story. What a disappointment.  My heart goes out to Reeva Steenkamp’s family.

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9 Comments

  1. 1
    plockness monster plockness monster
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 10:28 am

    This story really saddens and angers me. I remember watching his story, years ago, on E:60. It was so heartwarming. Now, he’s a murderer. I am really interested to hear the whole story.

  2. 2
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 10:31 am

    Omg no!!!!
    I like him so much!

    This is so crazy and sad.

  3. 3
    LAC LAC
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 10:36 am

    OMG – what a shame. What a sad ending to what was an inspirational story. I am so sorry for her family

  4. 4
    Dashley Dashley
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 10:56 am

    This is really sad.
    So CNN is reporting that there’s speculation that it was an accident. I guess in S Africa they have a pretty violent society, and most people keep a gun at home, and people get mistakenly shot a LOT. So they’re suggesting that it’s possible he thought she was a criminal invading his home, and shot her.
    But that’s just speculation. :-(

  5. 5
    misszar
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Just a few months ago myself and a few friends attended the Paralympics to watch him and he made us all so proud to be South African. Its such a sad story :(

  6. 6
    JudgyWudgy
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 11:31 am

    WHAAAAAT?! When I saw this on the marquee on CNN I figured it had something to do with that dumb Wesley Snipes movie. Not the Olympian. I love the Olympics but my interests really lie with gymnastics and diving so I didn’t know this guy’s name. Sad face.

  7. 7
    carol
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    What I don’t understand is that they are reporting that the suspect is being held without the chance for bail, yet the very next paragraph says that Oscar was seen leaving the police station after questioning and will be back for court on Friday. Can anyone explain how that works? I thought if you weren’t give a chance at bail, you had to stay in jail.

  8. 8
    Robin Robinez
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    He also shot her in the hand? Sounds to me like she was holding her hand in front of her to try and stop the bullet. Like she knew it was coming. (yes people do that from instinct, I learned that on ID channel).

    @Carol, Perhaps they had to transfer him a jail facility. The police station was just the first stop.

  9. 9
    KJN KJN
    Posted February 14, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    Oooh, depending on where on the hand, you may have something there. Defense wound. Makes sense.

    Gah, makes me shudder. Poor girl.

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