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Oscar Pistorius Indicted for Premeditated Murder

HeadlineAug 20, 2013

In South Africa, Olympic athlete and double-amputee Oscar Pistorius — known around the world as “the Blade Runner” — has been indicted for premeditated murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend at his home in February. Pistorius could face a life sentence at his trial in March. His girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, would have turned 30 on Monday.

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