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August 20, 2013

Oscar Pistorius Indicted for Premeditated Murder 
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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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