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Oscar Pistorius trial to begin amid blaze of publicity
Star Olympian Oscar Pistorius faces a possible life sentence when he goes on trial on Monday accused of murdering his girlfriend in a Valentine's Day shooting that shocked the world.
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Bungling detective in Oscar Pistorius case quits South African police force
Hilton Botha, the detective who bungled investigations into the case against Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius has quit the force, South African police said Thursday.
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Oscar Pistorius in talks with assault accuser
Star athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, is holding "confidential" talks to resolve a lawsuit against a woman who had accused him of assault, his lawyer said on Friday.
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Top detective appointed new Oscar Pistorius investigator
The decision to put police Lt. Gen. Vinesh Moonoo in charge came soon after word emerged that the initial chief investigator, Hilton Botha, is facing attempted murder charges.
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Oscar Pistorius case: Detective should be dropped from case, say prosecutors
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority acknowledged on Thursday that the timing of attempted murder charges against a policeman leading the investigation into Oscar Pistorius was "totally weird" and that the policeman should be dropped from the case against the world-famous athlete.
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Police say detective in Oscar Pistorius case faces attempted murder charge
South African police say the lead investigator in the case against Olympian Oscar Pistorius faces attempted murder charges in an October 2011 shooting.
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Police offer confused testimony in Oscar Pistorius case
The detective leading the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius' fatal shooting of his girlfriend offered confusing testimony Wednesday, at one point agreeing with the athlete's defense that officers had no evidence challenging the runner's claim he accidentally killed her.
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Oscar Pistorius trial to begin amid blaze of publicity
Star Olympian Oscar Pistorius faces a possible life sentence when he goes on trial on Monday accused of murdering his girlfriend in a Valentine's Day shooting that shocked the world.
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Bungling detective in Oscar Pistorius case quits South African police force
Hilton Botha, the detective who bungled investigations into the case against Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius has quit the force, South African police said Thursday.
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Oscar Pistorius in talks with assault accuser
Star athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, is holding "confidential" talks to resolve a lawsuit against a woman who had accused him of assault, his lawyer said on Friday.
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Top detective appointed new Oscar Pistorius investigator
The decision to put police Lt. Gen. Vinesh Moonoo in charge came soon after word emerged that the initial chief investigator, Hilton Botha, is facing attempted murder charges.
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Oscar Pistorius case: Detective should be dropped from case, say prosecutors
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority acknowledged on Thursday that the timing of attempted murder charges against a policeman leading the investigation into Oscar Pistorius was "totally weird" and that the policeman should be dropped from the case against the world-famous athlete.
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Police say detective in Oscar Pistorius case faces attempted murder charge
South African police say the lead investigator in the case against Olympian Oscar Pistorius faces attempted murder charges in an October 2011 shooting.
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Police offer confused testimony in Oscar Pistorius case
The detective leading the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius' fatal shooting of his girlfriend offered confusing testimony Wednesday, at one point agreeing with the athlete's defense that officers had no evidence challenging the runner's claim he accidentally killed her.
