OSCAR PISTORIUS

OSCAR PISTORIUS

Oscar Pistorius born 22 November 1986, is a south african sprint runner. Althrough both of Pistorius legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old.

He became famous because he won gold medals in events able-bodied athletes and for single below-knee amputes. He won gold medals at 2012 summer olympics and at 2012 summer paralympics, setting world records in both events.


On February 14, Pistorius and his girlfriend were is his resident of Silverwoods, when at 2:00 am Pistorius heard some noises in the bathroom. He went to bathroom before take his gun and shotted three times to the door without knowing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was inside. Before Pistorius shotted, he opened the bath's door and saw the Reeva's corpse in the floor.


He says that shot his girlfriend because he mistook her for a possible intruder, althrough the collected evidences and provided by the ministry prove the night of the murder, the couple had a strong discussion that forced reeva to hid in the bathroom where Pistorius shot three times.

This theory is reinforcer by the deffensive mode in which it was found the Reeva's corpse, the Pistorius violent temperament and his criminal records.


Pistorius trial for murder began on 3 March 2014 in Pretoria and finish on 11 September 2014 being cleared of the murder of his girlfriend because the judge says insufficient evidence for murder veredict but manslaughter charge still pending.




By: Adrián Ordoñez Camarero
      Raquel Gil Martínez