Pistorius denies murder of girlfriend

[Postman Dave]

Oscar Pistorius has disputed "in the strongest terms" allegations that he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day, issuing a statement just hours after making an emotional court appearance.

In the statement, from his family and his management company, Pistorius also offered his condolences to the victim's family. "All our thoughts today must be with the family and friends of Reeva Steenkamp," the statement said.

Police were called to Pistorius's home in an upscale, gated community outside Pretoria after neighbours reported screams followed by gunshots in the early hours of Feb 14.

Inside the house was the body of Reeva Steenkamp, a 30-year-old model and law graduate, who had been shot four times in the head and hand. A 9mm revolver was recovered nearby, which police confirmed was registered to Pistorius.

The double amputee popularly known as "Blade Runner", who became the first Paralympian to compete in the Olympics in London last year, was arrested yesterday and spent the night in a Pretoria prison.

Telegraph

This whole story is absolutely crazy. I liken it to the Chris Benoit incident, no one saw this coming at all. Guy has been hugely influential in Paralympians receiving greater recognition in athletics and a big inspiration to thousands. Now that's all down the shitter practically overnight.

 

[Fuji Vice]

Just another athlete that people put on too high of a pedestal without knowing anything about their personal life. In recent memory, it seems to be happening more and more, though that's likely due to a 24/7 media. As for nobody seeing it coming, I'm not sure, given there's been several stories about previous incidents of domestic violence at his home.

 

[Lover Boy]

I've got a feeling it could be steroids related, roid rage as it's called.

 

[Fuji Vice]

I've got a feeling it could be steroids related, roid rage as it's called.

Can't remember the last time I heard of someone getting roid rage and taking the time to grab a gun, they usually just beat people to a pulp. I'm pretty sure this dude is just fucked up in the head and thought he'd probably get away with it because of how famous he is.

 

[The Great Cochrane]

I was listening to the news at work, and I guess now he's saying he fired four shots blindly through a door (3 of which hit her) because he didn't have his prosthetic legs. Than when he realized his wife wasn't in bed. It sounds pretty bogus to me though. And I think as mentioned above this guy is just seriously fucked up in the head.

 

[Petty]

Let's look at it like this, perhaps it was an mistake and he really didn't have his legs? Would he still be considered crazy?

 

[Fuji Vice]

Let's look at it like this, perhaps it was an mistake and he really didn't have his legs? Would he still be considered crazy?

No, but the odds of that are pretty slim right now. Preliminary ballistics reports from the crime scene show that the shots traveled at a downward trajectory. How would that have happened if he was firing from the ground up and towards the door? Sounds like someone had his legs on and shot into the door from a standing position to me. I have to admit, I love the South African justice system...this is moving along quite swiftly.

 

[Petty]

Well it would appear he did it. Did his prints come back on his gun matching only his?

 

[Fuji Vice]

Well it would appear he did it. Did his prints come back on his gun matching only his?

There's no dispute that he shot her dude, he's already said that he did.

 

[Petty]

While he did admit it. Then he can't deny murdering her. LOL so this makes no sense then.

 

[Fuji Vice]

While he did admit it. Then he can't deny murdering her. LOL so this makes no sense then.

He said he shot her but it was due to him thinking she was a burglar. In South Africa, its within the law to shoot someone if you have reason to believe that your life is in danger. Of course the law doesn't extend to shooting that person 4 times. So his defense is basically that he didn't mean to kill her, which would make it something less than murder. Meanwhile, the prosecution is arguing that he planned to kill her.

 

[The Great Cochrane]

Yeah from a personal standpoint, I would take a Canadian policeman's jurisdiction on how I handle a firearm. You shoot because it's the last resort (so once in the leg area) not four blindshots to make sure a "thief" is completely dead. I think there's more to this than what the divulged details are limiting us to.