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Lawyers for Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius challenge facts of murder case
Lawyers for South African “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius poked holes in the prosecution’s murder case against him Wednesday, challenging flawed police work to boost the athlete’s hopes of being released on bail. The defence forced the lead police investigator to admit multiple police errors in the case, undermining earlier explosive…
Pistorius back in court over girlfriend’s murder
South African sporting hero Oscar Pistorius appeared in court for a second time on Tuesday facing a murder charge over the Valentine’s Day murder of his model girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympian and Paralympian “Blade Runner” is seeking bail at the hearing in Pretoria which is expected to reveal more about…
Report: Sprinter Pistorius had ‘freak’ gun accident in restaurant
Oscar Pistorius nearly shot a friend at an upmarket restaurant recently when the pistol he was looking at accidentally went off, local media reported on Monday. The incident occurred less than a month before the star athlete was charged with murder after his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead…
Bloodied cricket bat ‘found’ at Pistorius home
South African police have found a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, following the Valentine’s Day killing of his model girlfriend. The star Olympian and Paralympian athlete was charged on Friday with the murder of 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp who was shot…
Pistorius ‘numb with shock’ and ‘grief’: uncle
Oscar Pistorius’s uncle on Saturday said the jailed track star was “numb with shock” and grief following the death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom the sprinter has denied murdering. Giving the strongest indication yet that the athlete plans to plead not guilty to shooting the 29-year-old blonde model,…
Oscar ‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius arrested after killing girlfriend
South Africa’s Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after shooting dead his girlfriend having mistaken her for an intruder, media reported. According to the Beeld newspaper, Pistorius was arrested early Thursday following the shooting. Police could not immediately confirm the report. The athlete know as the “Blade Runner”…
Limbless turtle moving swimmingly after getting prosthetic flippers
A sea turtle that lost her front legs to a shark attack was bidding to match “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday, as she donned the latest in artificial flipper technology in Japan. Yu, an approximately 25-year-old female loggerhead turtle, was test-driving her 27th pair of artificial front legs around…
Double amputee Pistorius makes Olympic history
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics. The 25-year-old qualified for the semi-finals of the 400 metres by running a season’s best of 45.44 seconds in finishing second. Pistorius, who had both legs…
Stiletto-wearing women and ostriches help prosthetic leg development
Women in stilettos and ostriches have unwittingly contributed to scientific advancement by showing researchers how to design aprosthetic leg better adapted for walking, said a study published Wednesday. The best prosthesis for above-knee amputees, and for humanoid robots, would work nothing like the human leg, scientists found, — but like that of an…
Prosthetics runner wins silver at track and field world champs.
Oscar Pistorius will receive a historic world silver medal on Saturday but the moment will be tinged with bitterness after he was left out of the 4x400m relay team for the final. The controversial ‘Blade Runner’, who runs with carbon fibre prosthetic running blades, was a member of the South…
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