South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his Reeva Steenkamp, prayed and wiped away tears at a court hearing on Monday which set a March 3, 2014 start date for his trial.
The trial was moved to a and
is scheduled to run until March 23. If convicted of murder, he could
face up to life in prison. Double-amputee Pistorius, 26, known as "Blade
Runner" for the prostheses he wears in competition, bowed his head and
held his hands in prayer with his brother Carl and sister Aimee before
the brief hearing in a Pretoria court.
Detailed charges were presented in an indictment outlining the prosecution's case of premeditated against
Pistorius, who has admitted to shooting Steenkamp through a bathroom
door at his Pretoria home on February 14, Valentine's Day. Pistorius,
who was released on bail in February, claims he was acting in
self-defense against what he thought was an intruder. In the South
African legal system, an indictment is used to move existing charges
from a lower court to a high court.
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