{"id":3403,"date":"2014-03-03T07:46:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T07:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=3403"},"modified":"2014-03-03T07:49:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T07:49:29","slug":"oscar-pistorius-goes-on-trial-for-reeva-steenkamp-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=3403","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Pistorius goes on trial for Reeva Steenkamp murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3404\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73201871_73201870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3404\" alt=\"South Africa was stunned when Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73201871_73201870-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73201871_73201870-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/73201871_73201870.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Africa was stunned when Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trial of athlete Oscar Pistorius for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp is to open in the South African city of Pretoria.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Pistorius shot Ms Steenkamp, 29, a model and reality TV star, at his home in Pretoria on 14 February 2013.<\/p>\n<p>State prosecutors allege the killing was premeditated, but he claims he mistook her for an intruder.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in South Africa, parts of the trial will be televised live. Media interest is high.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest of the national sporting hero astounded South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old double amputee won gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and also competed at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>State prosecutors say Mr Pistorius planned the killing and shot Ms Steenkamp after a row.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Pistorius says he shot his girlfriend through the bathroom door of his home in Pretoria after mistaking her for a burglar.<\/p>\n<p>If found guilty of premeditated murder, he could face life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>He has also been charged with illegally possessing ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the case will depend on ballistic evidence from the scene of the shooting, correspondents say.<\/p>\n<p>On the anniversary of the shooting, Mr Pistorius released a rare statement in which he said: &#8220;The loss of Reeva and the complete trauma of that day, I will carry with me for the rest of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a judge ruled that an audio feed of the whole trial could be broadcast. Some parts will also be televised, including opening arguments, evidence of experts, police witnesses and closing arguments.<\/p>\n<p>The testimony of the accused and his witnesses is exempt.<\/p>\n<p>One South African TV station, MultiChoice, has set up a dedicated Oscar Pistorius Trial channel to provide 24-hour coverage. It is due to begin broadcasting on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Defence lawyers had said it would prejudice proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trial of athlete Oscar Pistorius for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp is to open in the South African city of Pretoria. Mr Pistorius shot Ms Steenkamp, 29, a model and reality TV star, at his home in Pretoria on 14 February 2013. State prosecutors allege the killing was premeditated, but he claims [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-3403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-papa-owusu-ankomah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}