“ we all know oscar ’s crime blog .
( pistorius denied the allegation , and the charge was dropped . )
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you 'll remember the basics : pistorius , the double - amputee south african sprinter dubbed " blade runner " because of his carbon - fiber prostheses , was arrested this february and charged with shooting and killing his girlfriend , model and law student reeva steenkamp .
the whole world knows oscar pistorius , who overcame amputation of both legs when he was an infant to become the blade runner , competing at the age of 25 against able - bodied runners at the 2012 summer olympics in london .
pistorius was also an enthusiastic gun owner with an aggressive streak who had been accused of violence against women .
fifteen minutes after the call , hilton botha was at pistorius ’s home anyone who has any doubts on how much sway the media holds over our lives , should cast their mind back to the last time they discussed , remembered or mourned the tragic passing of reeva steenkamp .
in the next few weeks or so , oscar pistorius will return to court to face charges on the killing of his then girlfriend and as with anything which is bound to attract intense media attention , it will automatically drill a space in our minds and hold us sufficiently captive from start to finish .
at four a.m. on february 14 , detective hilton botha , a 24 - year veteran of the south african police service , was awakened by a phone call from his colonel .