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Xavi6

South African media are reporting that Paralympian Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend this morning after mistaking her for a burglar :eek:

She was surprising him for Valentine's Day apparently.

http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Oscar-skiet-vriendin-20130214

Translated version -

Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius about 04:00 Thursday his girlfriend of the past year at his home in Silver Lakes, Pretoria killed.

He apparently thought she was a burglar.

Captain. Sarah Mcira of the police confirmed that Pistorius's girlfriend was shot in the arm and the head.

She died at the scene.

Read more later.

Mod

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Mod (from post 67)

No more jokes please. They aren't funny.

To the posters bitching and moaning about the jokes. Not one post was reported.

That is the only funny thing about this thread.

Canis Lupus

Oh dear... That's a bit unfortunate.

I suppose the thread title could have been a touch more sympathetic btw.

kneemos

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Oh dear... That's a bit unfortunate.

I suppose the thread title could have been a touch more sympathetic btw.

A bit severe with the thread title alright,he must be devastated I'd imagine.

Panthro

I thought he had trials for Arsenal or something.
Now that would be mad.

token101

That story sounds a bit dodgy to be honest.

Irish_Elect_Eng

The press in the region are picking up the story though


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10865508

yeah i am here in SA and a lot are thinking that this is a dodgey story

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Oscar-Pistorius-shoots-girlfriend-reports-20130214

kneemos

Deleted User wrote: »

yeah i am here in SA and a lot are thinking that this is a dodgey story

Dodgey in what way.

token101

kneemos wrote: »

Dodgey in what way.

Shooting someone in the head would be hard enough to do if you meant it.

kneemos

token101 wrote: »

Shooting someone in the head would be hard enough to do if you meant it.

It could happen,I think I'll wait for the police statement.

token101

kneemos wrote: »

It could happen,I think I'll wait for the police statement.

Hmmmm

South Africa's IOL reported that the Paralympic and Olympic star - recently voted one of the top 10 Sexiest Men Alive by People magazine in the USA - was enraged upon returning home from London 2012 to discover that his girlfriend had allegedly cheated on him.

paddy147

News reports suggest that it was a valentines day surprise from the girlfriend that went wrong.

She had snook into his house to surprise him and he misstook her for a thief and shot her in the head and arm with a 9mm gun.

She died at the scene.


Im sure the truth wil come out in the end..as theres lots of rummors flying around at the moment on all News stations and websites.

Xavi6

Apparently this is is missus (Possibly NSFW)

Reeva Steenkamp, former FHM model.

brandon_flowers

Shot twice. False start?

wendell borton

Have you ever retired a human by mistake?

I thought this was going to be a thread about the blade runner sequel.

efb

Legal Eagles reckon he should plead guilty as he doesn't have a leg to stand on...

/gets coat

up for anything

Shooting her once is misfortune, twice is carelessness.

Davidth88

He won't have a leg to stand on in court !!!

Cienciano

Surely if there's a burglar in your house and you're about to kill them, you at least warn them
Supposed the story is possible, but until we hear full details, I'm putting it down as "dodgy".

Duggys Housemate

I don't believe a word of it. A "4am valentines surprise" on valentines Morn? Did she not have a key? Was she in fact not living there( I don't know but probably). Couldn't she have said "hello it's me" had she set off the alarm were she insane enough to surprise him at 4AM?

Canis Lupus

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

I don't believe a word of it. A "4am valentines surprise" on valentines Morn? Did she not have a key? Was she in fact not living there( I don't know but probably). Couldn't she have said "hello it's me" had she set off the alarm were she insane enough to surprise him at 4AM?

A girl that good looking could surprise me anytime she wanted.

Sky King

wendell borton wrote: »

I thought this was going to be a thread about the blade runner sequel.

Blade Gunner would be an awful sh!t name for a sequel in fairness.

Lollipops23

Jesus lads, even by AH standards the tone of this thread is awful.

If the "mistaken for intruder" story is legit (no reason to assume otherwise) then that's incredibly sad.

darced

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Duggys Housemate

Lollipops23 wrote: »

Jesus lads, even by AH standards the tone of this thread is awful.

If the "mistaken for intruder" story is legit (no reason to assume otherwise) then that's incredibly sad.

That story is ludicrous. Probably a domestic.

Violent crime in South Africa is very high with armed guards posted at many apartment complexes and housing estates. Lots of walled in, gated communities like that.

Lots of people over there would shoot first if someone was coming in at 4am.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8668615.stm

Each day an average of nearly 50 people are murdered.

In addition to these 18,000 murders each year, there are another 18,000 attempted murders.

kneemos

According to Newstalk under South African law he'll be charged with murder anyway and then plead his case from there.

OrgasmicBaz

He must of been legless...

Brendan Flowers

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I suppose the thread title could have been a touch more sympathetic btw.

Exactly. Its like a title someone would post just to get a few cheap 'thanks'

Will wait until there is further news before commenting on the story, but RIP to the poor woman

paddy147

brandon_flowers wrote: »

Shot twice. False start?

Ah here,leave it out...:pac:

Xavi6

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

Exactly. Its like a title someone would post just to get a few cheap 'thanks'

Not the intention, I'm good for thanks, but by all means take offence.

gobnaitolunacy

Thread title. Funny man...not.

paddy147

Oscar Pritorius is to be charged with murder in court later on today.

Just been anounced on Sky News there a minute ago.

Duggys Housemate

blindjustice wrote: »

Violent crime in South Africa is very high with armed guards posted at many apartment complexes and housing estates. Lots of walled in, gated communities like that.

Lots of people over there would shoot first if someone was coming in at 4am.

Why wouldn't she have a key? Or call ahead? Or know the alarm? Or say "it's me" if she set off the alarm ( if it was set off). This is, even if she wasn't living there. Which is unlikely.

Also unlikely is a 4am Valentines morning "surprise" by anybody. Valentines day is celebrated on valentines night not the morning before. And 4am?

The only reason why anybody believes the intruder story is because he got his story out and the press reported it. A fairer story would be "woman shot in house". The rest is editorialising. And the person to feel sorry for is her.

kneemos

kneemos wrote: »

Dodgey in what way.

Dodgey as in he shot her in the arm and head. But that is what people here are saying, crime is so bad here it would be an easy story to fabricate.

Dicky Pride

OrgasmicBaz wrote: »

He must of been legless...

Bad taste aside, did you ever think that was going to be funny?

Havermeyer

I don't know if I've misheard or not, but I thought I heard them say on Sky News that she was shot four times.

I'm open to correction on that, though.

Cienciano

Cienciano wrote: »

Surely if there's a burglar in your house and you're about to kill them, you at least warn them
Supposed the story is possible, but until we hear full details, I'm putting it down as "dodgy".

Maybe, but in SA the criminals will shoot you before the warning shot even comes. I have worked with lots of people here who will tell you stories of people they know that were murdered by burglars. They don't just break into your house and sneak around here, they find where the people are and tie them up. You would be just lucky if it stays at that and you don't end up with a bullet in your head after watching your wife being raped in front of you. Sad reality of Mandela's rainbow nation

darced

darced wrote: »

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yeah wtf

Frank Bullitt

If it is a case of mistaken for an intruder then this is really a horrible thing to happen.

Was always a fan of him and what he did. Terrible stuff altogether.

Dozen Wicked Words

nummnutts wrote: »

I don't know if I've misheard or not, but I thought I heard them say on Sky News that she was shot four times.

I'm open to correction on that, though.

Yeah, says 4 times on their website too.

Hoop66

Maybe he was a bit deaf?

"Oscar, you don't have to run with the limbless".

"You want me to gun down the missus?"

OrgasmicBaz

Dicky Pride wrote: »

Bad taste aside, did you ever think that was going to be funny?

Happy valentine's day

Cienciano

Gintonious wrote: »

Was always a fan of him and what he did.

To me he came across as a dickhead

upstairs for coffee

Obligatory attempt at humour - His alibi on why he shot her is certainly an Oscar winning story.

Condolences to the woman and family.

Meangadh

Was really shocked when I heard this- I mean regardless of whether it was intentional or accidental, it's tragic. A young successful couple, one if whom overcame massive odds to get to where he is today (don't know her background) with everything to live for- then within a few minutes, everything is changed. It's crazy how one decision can totally change your life forever. RIP to the girl and hopefully the truth will come out, whatever her happened.

irelandspurs

I'm sure he'll bounce back

padd b1975

Poor girl.

RIP.


Some classy posters round here this morning, but South Africa is far away so that makes her "fair game" according to boards.ie.

Fox_In_Socks

padd b1975 wrote: »

Poor girl.

RIP.


Some classy posters round here this morning, but South Africa is far away so that makes her "fair game" according to boards.ie.

Norn Iron is far enough for me personally.

Gerry Adams, go f*ck yourself.

tigger123

keeffo2005 wrote: »

Maybe, but in SA the criminals will shoot you before the warning shot even comes. I have worked with lots of people here who will tell you stories of people they know that were murdered by burglars. They don't just break into your house and sneak around here, they find where the people are and tie them up. You would be just lucky if it stays at that and you don't end up with a bullet in your head after watching your wife being raped in front of you. Sad reality of Mandela's rainbow nation

Its such a pity they got rid of apartheid, eh?