Friday, February 15, 2013
South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius in tears as court hears murder charge
Pistorius appeared
in court in Pretoria, South Africa Friday morning and the 26-year-old athlete
seemed shattered, he wept uncontrollably in court as prosecutors said they
would pursue a "premeditated murder" charge over the death of his
girlfriend.
Pistorius was
charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who he has been
dating since November, 2012
Pistorius held his
head in his hands and broke down in tears as the charge was read out in the
magistrates' court.
Pistorius earlier left a police station with a coat over his head and arrived at the court amid media frenzy, TV footage showed.
An application for
bail was postponed until next Tuesday and Mr. Pistorius, 26, will remain in
police custody at a police station and not in prison.
Today is
coincidentally "Black Friday," in South Africa, a day when people
were being urged to wear black to protest rapes and violence against women.
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