Paralympic track star Pistorius arrested after girlfriend shot dead
By Youssef Nahdi
Morocco News Tribune
California, U.S.A— South African Paralympic track star and gold medalist Oscar Pistorius was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of shooting dead his girlfriend at his Pretoria home today.
Pretoria police reported that the 26-year-old double amputee told them he mistook her for an intruder. Other reports suggested it was a Valentine’s Day surprise that went tragically wrong, local newspapers reported.
According to the Afrikaans language newspaper Die Beeld, Pistorius shot his girlfriend model Reeva Steenkamp four times in the head and chest, presumably with a 9 mm pistol at about 04:00 this morning.
Kate Silvers, Pistorius’s publicity agent in London, said she would not comment at this stage. “We will probably issue a statement later,” reported Die Beeld.