Oscar Pistorius

Lawyers acting for "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius, accused of shooting dead his girlfriend, want his bail conditions relaxed and passports returned so he can travel overseas, South African media are reporting.

The South African detective, pulled off the investigation of athletics star Oscar Pistorius for murder after it emerged he himself faces attempted murder charges, has resigned from the force, police say.

South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will have to live with his conscience after he shot dead his girlfriend on Valentine's Day and said it was a tragic mistake, the victim's father Barry Steenkamp was quoted as saying in the local media.

A South African court has granted bail to Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, after his lawyers successfully argued the "Blade Runner" was too famous to flee justice.

South African police investigating Oscar Pistorius for murder have pulled their lead detective off the "Blade Runner" athlete's case after it emerged he himself faces attempted murder charges for shooting at a minibus.

A witness heard "non-stop shouting" in the home of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius shortly before his girlfriend was shot dead, the detective leading the murder investigation says.

Ever since 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend was shot dead in his Pretoria home last week, South African papers have printed lurid details of the killing which, if true, pose major challenges to the Paralympic star's defence team, experts say.

Not long after South African "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was charged with shooting dead his girlfriend at his upscale home in Pretoria, reports of previous domestic disputes between the couple surfaced.

When armed robbers burst into John Kullman's Johannesburg home last year, putting a pistol in his face and telling him to get on the floor, the only thing he did was obey.

Oscar Pistorius complained vociferously about the length of his opponent's blades after he was beaten into second by Brazil's Alan Oliveira in the men's 200 metres final at the London Paralympic Games on Sunday.