Oscar Pistorius Can Leave South Africa Again
Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have successfully lobbied a judge to relax the sprinter's bail conditions so that he can travel abroad while awaiting his murder trial.
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On the heels of a family statement claiming that Oscar Pistorius is constantly "mourning" the death of his girlfriend,whom he shot to death on Valentine's Day, there are reports that the Olympic runner was out in Johannesberg drinking with his buddies over the weekend and flirting with several women.
Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have successfully lobbied a judge to relax the sprinter's bail conditions so that he can travel abroad while awaiting his murder trial.
It's a very busy week for the troubled Pistorius clan in dramatic legal proceedings that aren't going away anytime soon and that continue to shed light beyond the obvious celebrity drama in South Africa.
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The Pistorius family are going to be court room regulars before the year is through. Besides little brother Oscar's murder case, another Pistorius sibling is facing murder charges in South Africa. Oscar's big brother Carl is being charged with culpable homicide, too.
It didn't take long for the Oscar Pistorius case to be compared to the story of another famous athlete who went on trial for murdering a loved one. Naturally, that was the news media's cue to call up the old gang from the O.J. Simpson trial and see what they think about it.
After a four-day hearing laying out the evidence, the judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder case has agreed to let the accused be released on bail.
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The already bizarre case of Oscar Pistorius took another unbelievable turn when it was revealed that the lead police investigator is facing his own criminal charges for attempted murder.
In court, Oscar Pistorius remains innocent until proven guilty, but in the world of corporate branding the Olympic sprinter has already lost his case.
The bail hearing for Oscar Pistorius's murder case continued into a second day today, with lawyers for both sides ramping up the arguments they will likely be making during the actual trial.
South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was in court today for his first bail hearing, and with an upgraded premeditated murder charge against him, his defense team is sticking to the story that he mistook his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, for an intruder and proceeded to shoot her behind a locked bathroom door.
The theory that Oscar Pistorius may have lashed out at his girlfriend in a "roid rage" attack is apparently more than just wild speculation, as the there are now reports that illegal drugs were found in the Olympic sprinter's home.
A bloody cricket bat is at the center of a potential case against Oscar Pistorius in the alleged killing of his girlfriend of four months, Reeva Steenkamp.
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South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears today after appearing in court to hear a murder charge that his family has come forward to dispute.
As double-amputee Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius prepared for court, it remained unclear whether he was claiming self-defense in mistaking his model girlfriend for an intruder, but lingering questions remain: What did he really tell the cops? How much did he love guns? Could his actions have somehow been excusable?
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