South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been formally charged with murder for the shooting death of his model girlfriend earlier this year.
Pistorius Murder Trial to Begin March 3
![Olympic and Paralympic running star Oscar Pistorius stands during court proceedings at the Pretoria Magistrates court, August 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/FB6E62B9-AEAA-4183-86AA-AC859D0BC103_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Olympic and Paralympic running star Oscar Pistorius stands during court proceedings at the Pretoria Magistrates court, August 19, 2013.
![Oscar Pistorius cries as he prays with his sister Aimee and brother Carl in the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, August 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/787774BC-2D8E-4680-9652-5B6E81325CD4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Oscar Pistorius cries as he prays with his sister Aimee and brother Carl in the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa, August 19, 2013.
![A man holds signs ahead of the court proceedings of Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria Magistrates court, August 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3BA47D22-9088-430A-9E9A-C52786236447_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man holds signs ahead of the court proceedings of Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria Magistrates court, August 19, 2013.
![A woman holds a photo of Reeva Steenkamp as she leaves her funeral in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, February 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7462D4F2-3474-428B-944A-43B88AD5B28F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman holds a photo of Reeva Steenkamp as she leaves her funeral in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, February 19, 2013.