The Olympic and Paralympic star, Oscar Pistorius was today handed papers by a magistrate setting out that he stands accused of committing premeditated murder on Valentine's Day by firing four shots at Steenkamp with a 9mm pistol through a locked toilet door at his luxury home in Pretoria, a suburb of Johannesburg.
Monday's hearing lasted just 17 minutes before a trial date was set for the North Gauteng High Courtfrom March 3-20. It is there that Pistorius' ex, Samantha Taylor, and soccer pro Mark Batchelor are set to appear after being named on a formal list of 107 witnesses. If Pistorius is found guilty, the Blade Runner faces at least 25 years in prison.
Johannesburg's City Press newspaper reported last weekend that Taylor will detail an incident in which Pistorius allegedly fired a weapon through the sunroof of a moving vehicle they were traveling in. While such an account does not prove murder in a separate case, it could form a key part of the battle between the rival legal teams.
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