Carl Pistorius, the brother of South African athlete and murder accused Oscar Pistorius, has been “badly hurt” in a car accident, his family said,<\/p>\n
Local media report that he is in intensive care after a head-on collision near Pretoria.<\/p>\n
The incident comes six days before Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial is set to resume.<\/p>\n
Oscar Pistorius denies murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, saying he shot her believing she was an intruder.<\/p>\n
On Friday it was announced that the athlete had sold the Pretoria house where the shooting took place to help cover his legal fees.<\/p>\n
The house sold for 4.5-million rand ($418,000; \u00a3249,000), slightly below the estimated value of 5-million rand.<\/p>\n
‘Father figure’<\/b><\/p>\n
Carl Pistorius, 29, “was badly hurt but we are thankful that he is out of danger” his family said in a statement.<\/p>\n
His car had been hit by another vehicle which had swerved from the opposite side of the road, the statement added.<\/p>\n
South African media reported that he sustained multiple fractures and suffered internal bleeding.<\/p>\n
Carl Pistorius has been a near-constant presence at his younger brother’s murder trial.<\/p>\n
The athlete has described how Carl became a “father figure” for himself and his sister after their parents’ marriage broke down and their mother died.<\/p>\n
In May last year Carl Pistorius\u00a0was acquitted\u00a0of culpable homicide over the death of a motorcyclist in South Africa in 2008.<\/p>\n
The Oscar Pistorius trial is set to resume on 7 August, with both teams expected to present their closing arguments.<\/p>\n
The prosecution says the athlete deliberately shot her dead after an argument at his home on 14 February 2013.<\/p>\n
If found guilty of murder, the 27-year-old, who went on trial on 3 March, could face life imprisonment.<\/p>\n
If he is acquitted of that charge, the court will consider an alternative charge of culpable homicide, for which he could – if convicted – receive about 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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