25/02/2013 00:00
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Is Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic champion charged with the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. His lawyers successfully argued that the so-called “Blade Runner” was too famous to flee justice and was granted bail. Prosecutors said Pistorius committed premeditated murder when he fired four shots into a locked toilet door, hitting his girlfriend cowering on the other side. Reeva Steenkamp, 29, suffered gunshot wounds to her head, hip and arm.

Pistorius said the killing was a tragic mistake, saying he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder - a possibility in crime-ridden South Africa - and opened fire in a blind panic.

The case continues.