South African police has taken a newturn as the police have found a
bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius, a local newspaper
reported Sunday, following the Valentine's Day killing of his model
girlfriend.
The star Olympian and Paralympian athlete was charged on Friday with
the murder of 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp who was shot dead at his
luxury Pretoria home, an incident Pistorius has denied was not
premeditated as suggested by the police.
Police sources close to the investigation told the independent City
Press newspaper that Steenkamp's skull had been "crushed".
"There was lots of blood on the bat,"one source told the paper.
Police are now investigating whetherthe bat was used to assault
Steenkamp, who was shot four timesin the early hours of Thursday, or
if she used it to defend herself.
Earlier suggestion Oscar Pistorius could have mistaken Steenkamp for
an intruder has been dismissed by the police. More so, City Press said
she was wearing a nightie at the time of the killing.
"The suspicion is that the first shot, in the bedroom, hit her in the
hip. She then ran and hid herself in the toilet… He fired three more
shots," a police source told City Press.
Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee became a national icon who
inspiredpeople around the world, and a sort of celebrity when he
became the first double amputee to compete against able-bodied
athletes at the London Olympics.
Pistorius who has been charged for murder is due to apply for bail at
a new court hearing on Tuesday, the same day a memorial service will
be held for his slain girlfriend.
Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamphave been dating since late last
year, and their relationship seemed perfect. Sources however say their
relationship wasn't as rosy as Reeva was presenting it to friends.
In fact, she had plans, according to the sources that she was going to
disclose some secrets about their relationship thought to be abuse of
some kind.
Pistorius faces a life sentence if convicted of premeditated murder,
as alleged by state prosecutors.
Although, more evidence rising against Pistorius is making it hard for
people who love him to still believe his innocence, his family
haveindicated that the star athlete, who broke down sobbing during his
initial court appearance on Friday, would plead not guilty, and they
will stand by him.
"We have no doubt there is no substance to the allegation and that the
state's own case, including its own forensic evidence, strongly
refutes any possibility of a premeditated murder or indeed any murder
at all," his uncle Arnold Pistorius said in a statement Saturday.
