Pistorius claims mistaking girlfriend for murderer

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South African Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius returns to court Wednesday facing a tough fight to
win bail as the prosecution fleshes out charges that he deliberately gunned down his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day. During Tuesday’s hearing Pistorius tearfully denied the premeditated murder of Steenkamp, telling a court he shot at her through a locked bathroom door believing she was an intruder. The 26-year-old double amputee ‘Blade Runner’ track star broke down in tears repeatedly as his own words filled the court: “We were deeply in love and couldn’t be more happy.”

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