'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius faces murder charge
Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee revered in South Africa for overcoming his disability to compete in the London Games last year, wept in court Friday as he faced a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
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Oscar Pistorius in court( Antoine de Ras / AFP/Getty Images / February 15, 2013 )
Oscar Pistorius buries his face in his hands during his appearance Friday in a Pretoria courtroom to face a charge of murder in the death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. The prosecution said it would argue the killing was premeditated murder, the most serious category of offense under South African law.
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