Pistorius! in Hot soup

Oscar Pistorius breaks down in court as charged with murder

South Africa's Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court as prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against him over the death his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

6:00PM GMT 15 Feb 2013

Pistorius was formally charged at Pretoria Magistrate's Court with one count of murder after his 30-year-old girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, was shot multiple times and died at Pistorius' upmarket home early on Thursday morning.

Prosecutors said in court it was premeditated murder, indicating the prosecution would file that more serious charge, upgraded from murder.

They said they would argue the history-making Olympic athlete – the first amputee to run at the games – had planned the killing of Ms Steenkamp, a model with a law degree, who campaigned against rape and violence against women.

It sent South Africans reeling further as their national hero, and a global role model in overcoming adversity, was set to face accusations that he intentionally gunned down his girlfriend.

The chief magistrate delayed Pistorius' bail hearing until next Tuesday and Wednesday and ruled that Pistorius would be held at a police station in Pretoria until then.------ culled from The Telegraph...

I just hope and pray that justice is served at the end of the day...