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              Pistorius: 'No Intention' of Killing His Girlfriend

   by VOA News

   South African prosecutors pursuing a murder case against Olympic runner
   Oscar Pistorius say a witness overheard an hour of non-stop fighting on
   the morning he fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
   The prosecution said Wednesday during the second day of bail hearings
   that Steenkamp was dressed and had locked the bathroom door from inside
   at the time of the shooting.  Their account of the events early last
   Thursday says Pistorius put on his prosthetic legs, walked seven meters
   across his bedroom and shot four times through the door.
   Pistorius insists he thought he was shooting at a burglar and had "no
   intention" of killing his girlfriend.  In an affidavit presented in
   court Tuesday, he said he was "deeply in love" with Steenkamp.
   The magistrate ruled that premeditation cannot be excluded in the case,
   but that the charge could be downgraded later.  Pre-meditated murder
   carries a possible lifetime prison sentence.
   Investigators have said Steenkamp was shot by a nine-millimeter pistol
   registered to Pistorius.
   Her family held a private funeral Tuesday in Port Elizabeth, while the
   hearing was taking place.
   Pistorius is regarded as a sports hero and national icon in South
   Africa.  He made history in August when he became the first double
   amputee to run at the Olympics.
   He is known as the "blade runner" for competing on high-tech artificial
   legs.
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