Paralympian arrested for murder of girlfriend

SOUTH AFRICA — South African police arrested paralympian Oscar Pistorius after a woman was found shot dead in his home.

Police said that the woman is Pistorius' girlfriend, 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp.

The paralympian has been charged in her death.

The 26-year-old Pistorius became the first paralympian to compete in the able-bodied 2012 Olympic Games. 

 

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