Double-amputee Olympian charged with girlfriend's murder

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There is shock throughout South Africa this morning the Olympic star known as the blade runner could be facing.

Murder charges.

Double amputee Oscar the story this is accused of killing his girlfriend -- -- -- She was reportedly shot four times.

Witness as saying that they heard shouting coming from the house hours before the shooting happened.

And a spokeswoman for -- camp spoke about the shooting in a phone interview earlier today here on fox.

Leo or in shock that this course has tightly and no way we are socked with -- stated we.

We didn't see this coming no one saw this coming and we thank -- and we don't know what's going on right now.

With me now -- for the offense attorney camera holder and Randy Zell and his former prosecutor and good morning to both of you.

Look there's a lot we don't know so we're gonna wait on the facts until we get them but camera based on what has been reported so far.

What are we believed to be the facts as we know that now on this story.

While unfortunately there's not a lot out there either that.

I've -- his model girlfriend she had tweeted recently about her love of her boyfriend she had to -- about her excitement about Valentine's Day.

Unfortunately there was recently.

A report that -- threatened to break her awake a couple of months ago there are so right -- reported that him.

I I believe the girlfriend reported its and he did have an attorney involved he was never charged.

But other than that.

There were there were no reports that he bit that there is any dysfunction and -- relationship in fact recently they were seen at an event this past weekend she was quoted in the paper.

As him being -- generous gift giver.

So I you know there at all all we know right now dollar just you know report tears she she was shot four times is that we we have -- at the moment right shot I think at least to the bullets -- -- they had.

Well I heard that your shot four times once in the head and -- to -- arm but again this is up preliminary so what do we now.

Also their reports and Randy are bringing in on this too because when we woke up this morning we were told.

That this woman had gone to this.

Her boyfriend's mansion as it's described in Pretoria South Africa the surprise him on Valentine's Day he thought she was an intruder.

The police later came out and said they did not put that story out there.

But apparently -- -- family members or neighbors or people in the area.

Who heard something the night of the shooting which would have been last evening.

And also something around 3 AM when the shooting was reported what more do you have -- Well certainly starting with those Tuesday that goes through things -- you just reported those are very very important -- a prosecutor's perspective.

-- why people should keep their mouths shut because you've given me some preview into possible defense well.

I would look to see if there are signs of forced entry.

He also live in -- highly secure gated community so what's the likelihood that he was shooting an -- shorter.

Four shots to and ensure -- you take one shot and you run like hell.

So you have the question noble nature of this self defense -- Well but it's good GM would have never really been that could be the reason why you know with the -- -- police pulled off earlier today went back and said that -- to give our mouth shut today.

Forensic evidence is completed at the home.

Which we'll tell us a lot I just let our viewers to know one thing case -- just waking up and joining us on this story.

This was a man who has a national hero in South Africa he was born without a specific bone in the lower half of his legs.

At the age of eleven months he was a double amputee and he fought the the international Olympic committee for years to -- compete in the Olympics.

In this past Olympics in London in 2012.

He won the right to compete.

And this guy is held up on the national stage down there are Randy humorous and one more thing.

Yet.

And of course.

The the police are going to look very closely at.

What was going on immediately before the shooting whether there was yelling whether there was screaming whether there was some evidence of a fight.

They're certainly going to look at the past.

Between these two whether or not is a history of violence -- remember we have the act every crime 82 components the act.

At this race and you -- the guilty mind the men's race we have the act we have two people on -- house one is dead and it got.

Now we need to figure out the guilty mind.

So this history of violence could be critical the forensic evidence the most important thing the police to go with a look at how close -- -- And -- gonna look for something called powder burns they're gonna look for burns on Vista historians and they're going to look for evidence that they were close enough -- -- burns on her as well.

Critical to this possible defended it is thank you -- for that appreciated -- thanks as well we're waiting for more information will hold off until then thanks to both the --

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