Oscar Pistorius Case: 'Blade Runner' Charged With Premeditated Murder

	Oscar Pistorius Case: 'Blade Runner' Charged With Premeditated Murder A South Africa magistrate has charged Olympian Oscar Pistorius with a Schedule 6 offense, meaning that the alleged murder of his girlfriend was preplanned or premeditated. Pistorius, a double-amputee who gained worldwide fame for running on carbon-fiber blades, allegedly shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, four times at his gated home in Pretoria, South Africa, Feb. 14. South African prosecutors laid out part of their case against the 26-year-old athlete at today's bail hearing. "[Pistorius] shot and killed an innocent woman," Gerrie Nel, the senior state prosecutor, said in court, adding that there is "no possible explanation to support" the notion that Pistorius thought Steenkamp was an intruder. PHOTOS: Paralympic Champion Charged in Killing Pistorius denied in court today that he intentionally shot her. Police responding to neighbors' calls about shouting and gunshots at Pistorius' home in the guarded and gated complex in the South African capital discovered Steenkamp's body. A 9-mm pistol was recovered at the home. At the hearing, for which Pistorius arrived early at the courthouse this morning in a gray suit and tie, the state made it clear it would be asking for the alleged crime to be categorized as preplanned or premeditated. Prosecutors said Steenkamp had arrived at the house with the expectation of spending the night with Pistorius. They said that Steenkamp was shot while in the bathroom, which is about 21 feet from the main bedroom, and that the two rooms <b>...</b>	From: HITENGLISH Views: 1 0 ratings
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