Paralympic star may travel as bond eased
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March 29, 2013, Friday
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OSCAR Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, was granted permission to travel abroad by a South African judge yesterday.
"The applicant is entitled to use his passport to travel outside the Republic of South Africa," Judge Bert Bam said.
The 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic track star, a double amputee since infancy, also no longer needs to report to a probation officer.
The decision eased bail conditions that were initially very strict for Pistorius, who is charged with the Valentine's Day murder of Reeva Steenkamp, 29.
His case has stunned a nation that holds him up as a hero who triumphed over adversity to compete with able-bodied athletes at the highest levels of sport.
Prosecutors said Pistorius committed premeditated murder when he fired four shots into a locked toilet door, hitting Steenkamp as she cowered on the other side. She suffered gunshot wounds to her head, hip and arm.
Pistorius has said the killing was a tragic mistake and that he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder and opened fire in panic.
The world's best known Paralympic athlete, Pistorius ran against able-bodied competitors in the London Olympics last year.
"The applicant is entitled to use his passport to travel outside the Republic of South Africa," Judge Bert Bam said.
The 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic track star, a double amputee since infancy, also no longer needs to report to a probation officer.
The decision eased bail conditions that were initially very strict for Pistorius, who is charged with the Valentine's Day murder of Reeva Steenkamp, 29.
His case has stunned a nation that holds him up as a hero who triumphed over adversity to compete with able-bodied athletes at the highest levels of sport.
Prosecutors said Pistorius committed premeditated murder when he fired four shots into a locked toilet door, hitting Steenkamp as she cowered on the other side. She suffered gunshot wounds to her head, hip and arm.
Pistorius has said the killing was a tragic mistake and that he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder and opened fire in panic.
The world's best known Paralympic athlete, Pistorius ran against able-bodied competitors in the London Olympics last year.
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