There were tears and sobs from South African athlete Oscar Pistorius as he took the witness stand and apologized to Reeva Steenkamp’s family. Pistorius is on trial for Steenkamp’s murder. There were tears and sobs from South African athlete Oscar Pistorius as he took the witness stand and apologized to Reeva Steenkamp’s family. Pistorius is on trial for Steenkamp’s murder.
All this week, judges in Pretoria’s High Court heard witnesses describe what happened last Valentine’s Day, when Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. For South Africans, it is the first time a trial has been broadcast on TV, and they are following it like a prime-time crime show.All this week, judges in Pretoria’s High Court heard witnesses describe what happened last Valentine’s Day, when Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. For South Africans, it is the first time a trial has been broadcast on TV, and they are following it like a prime-time crime show.
Oscar Pistorius, the South African amputee athlete who runs on high-tech blades, is about to go on trial for the murder of his girlfriend. Many in his country view the tragic case as a morality tale. But what, exactly, is the moral?
In South Africa, the drama surrounding Oscar Pistorius – the first runner with prosthetic legs to compete alongside able-bodied sprinters in the Olympics – continues. Pistorius has been charged with premeditated murder in the death of his supermodel girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius’s uncle Arnold told reporters this week his nephew was a gentle soul. “He […]