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# reeva-steenkamp - Monday 19 August, 2013
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# South Africa
Oscar Pistorius murder trial set for 3 March 2014
The 26-year-old Paralympian is accused of shooting dead his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day this year.
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# Oscar Pistorius
Pistorius to be indicted for murder on Reeva Steenkamp's 30th birthday
The 26-year-old athlete is due back in court this morning.
# reeva-steenkamp - Tuesday 13 August, 2013
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# Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius to return to court as South African police finalise charges
Investigators have completed their inquiries into the shooting dead of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend of the Olympic and Paralympic sprinter.
# reeva-steenkamp - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Updated: Oscar Pistorius hearing adjourned until August
The South African ‘Blade Runner’ was back in court for the first time since he was bailed in February. The full trial is not expected to get under way until next year.
# reeva-steenkamp - Monday 3 June, 2013
# Controversy
# Controversy
Pistorius family 'shaken' by leaked images
The pictures appeared in the media last week, just days before the double amputee’s court appearance.
# reeva-steenkamp - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
# Pistorius Brothers
# Pistorius Brothers
Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted of killing woman in road crash
Carl Pistorius’ case was brought to court shortly after athlete Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.
# reeva-steenkamp - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
# Blade Runner
From The42
# Blade Runner
Police took photos of Oscar Pistorius on their mobile phones after arrest
Forty-nine mobile phones were confiscated from officers at the Pretoria station where Pistorius was initially held.
# reeva-steenkamp - Friday 12 April, 2013
# Blade Runner
From The42
# Blade Runner
Oscar Pistorius spending time with Reeva Steenkamp's friends while on bail
A spokeswoman for the Pistorius family, said the athlete had begun a process of ‘interacting with people’.
# reeva-steenkamp - Thursday 11 April, 2013
# Reeva Steenkamp
From The42
# Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius hits out at disrespectful fans' Reeva Steenkamp comments
The Blade Runner is said to be furious when told about a group of fans on Twitter calling themselves the ‘Pistorians’.
# reeva-steenkamp - Thursday 4 April, 2013
# Reeva Steenkamp
From The42
# Reeva Steenkamp
Photos of Oscar Pistorius training in blades published in South Africa
A teenager snapped the Blade Runner back on the track for the first time since the killing of Reeva Steenkamp.
# reeva-steenkamp - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
# Request
From The42
# Request
Pistorius wants to resume training: manager
The South African Paralympian has already been allowed to travel overseas.
# reeva-steenkamp - Thursday 28 March, 2013
# South Africa
# South Africa
South African court clears Oscar Pistorius for international travel
Pistorius, who stands accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is due back in court on 4 June.
# reeva-steenkamp - Friday 22 March, 2013
# Pending
From The42
# Pending
Date set for Pistorius bail appeal in South African court
The athlete is set to learn his fate in relation to the decision on March 28.
# reeva-steenkamp - Monday 11 March, 2013
# Reeva Steenkamp
From The42
# Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius 'certainly not suicidal', insists uncle
According to a close friend, the sprinter’s state of mind had worsened since he was tasked with selling his racehorses to raise money to pay for his spiralling legal fees.
# Blade Runner
From The42
# Blade Runner
Reeva Steenkamp case: Oscar Pistorius lawyers appeal bail conditions
The athlete’s lawyers insist he should be allowed to travel outside of South Africa and drink alcohol.
# reeva-steenkamp - Friday 8 March, 2013
# Trial
From The42
# Trial
Oscar Pistorius challenges bail conditions
eNCA news channel said lawyers for the sprint star will ask for his ban on foreign travel to be lifted.
# reeva-steenkamp - Thursday 7 March, 2013
# Pistorius Case
# Pistorius Case
Bungling detective in Pistorius case quits the force
The South African detective who bungled investigations into the case against Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius has quit the force.
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From The42
# Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius case: PR firm quits Blade Runner camp
Pistorius, who was freed from police detention on bail, shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day.
# reeva-steenkamp - Saturday 2 March, 2013
# Revelations
From The42
# Revelations
Pistorius bought, collected guns in Olympic year
The track star not only applied for licenses to own more guns, but actually bought them, according to reports.
# reeva-steenkamp - Thursday 28 February, 2013
# Blade Runner
From The42
# Blade Runner
Time Magazine's take on Oscar Pistorius: 'Man, Superman, Gunman'
The magazine explores ‘South Africa’s culture of violence’.
# reeva-steenkamp - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
# Blade Runner
From The42
# Blade Runner
Substance at Oscar Pistorius's house a muscle remedy -- publicist
Pistorius was freed on bail on Friday ahead of a trial on a murder charge over the Valentine’s Day killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
# reeva-steenkamp - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
# Case
From The42
# Case
Pistorius plans his own service for Reeva Steenkamp
Exactly a week ago, a memorial service was held for Steenkamp in the southern coast city of Port Elizabeth.
# reeva-steenkamp - Sunday 24 February, 2013
# Carl Pistorius
# Carl Pistorius
Updated: Brother of Oscar Pistorius charged with culpable homicide
The charge is as a result of a car accident in 2010 in which a female motorcyclist was killed.
# reeva-steenkamp - Saturday 23 February, 2013
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Father of Reeva Steenkamp says Pistorius will ‘suffer’ if he’s lying
Barry Steenkamp said that he might be able to forgive the Olympian one day if he is telling the truth.
# reeva-steenkamp - Friday 22 February, 2013
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Pistorius family 'relieved but still very sad'
Oscar Pistorius was granted bail by a South African court earlier today.
# Pistorius
# Pistorius
Bail hearing over Oscar Pistorius shooting enters final day
Some lawyers say the state has failed to present a strong enough case to keep Pistorius behind bars as the hearing enters a fourth day.
# reeva-steenkamp - Thursday 21 February, 2013
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# Oscar Pistorius
Lead investigator taken off Reeva Steenkamp murder case
Officer Hilton Botha is no longer the lead investigator, South Africa Police said today.
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# Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius bail hearing adjourned again
The 26-year-old athlete’s trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp will take place later this year.
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# Oscar Pistorius
VIDEO: Oscar Pistorius's uncle says the athlete is in 'extreme shock'
Arnold Pistorius gave insights into how the 26-year-old athlete is behaving in the wake of the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Pistorius back in court as lead detective faces attempted murder charges
Charges against the detective has been withdrawn and Botha said he thought their reinstatement was linked to his work on this case.
# reeva-steenkamp - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
PICTURES: Oscar Pistorius in court
Photographers were briefly allowed to work inside the courtroom today.
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius bail hearing adjourned until tomorrow
Today’s hearing threw up many questions: was there testosterone in the house? Did Pistorius call paramedics? Was there a fight between the victim and the defendant? Why was he previously arrested?
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Reeva Steenkamp death: Pistorius back in court for day two of bail hearing
The South African athlete faces an uphill task to be granted bail while he awaits trial for the murder of his girlfriend last Thursday.
# reeva-steenkamp - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius: 'I tried to save Reeva. She died in my arms'
The court has adjourned the athlete’s bail hearing until 9am (South African time) tomorrow.
# Blade Runner
From The42
# Blade Runner
Reeva Steenkamp case: BBC sorry for playing shooting song after Oscar Pistorius bulletin
The bulletin on the digital station Radio 6 Music was followed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s version of “Hey Joe”.
# Oscar Pistorius
# Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius to face pre-meditated murder charge
The Paralympic champion stands accused of the pre-meditated murder of 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp.