Photos: Oscar Pistorius weeps as he is charged with the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine’s day

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Too much to bear: Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius weeps in the dock as he is formally charged with the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at Pretoria Magistrates' CourtBeauty: A modelling photo used in Reeva Steenkamp's portfolio. Mr Taylor said that she ¿touched many lives and was headed for stardom'
Pistorious                                                                                          Reeva

The athlete’s arrest in the killing of 29-year-old Steenkamp has shocked South Africa, where Pistorius was a national hero dubbed the Blade Runner for his high-tech prosthetics and revered for overcoming his disability to compete in the London Games.

The family’s statement came after there were claims that the athlete ‘carried his dying girlfriend downstairs and tried to resuscitate her as he desperately attempted to save her life’.
Pistorius reportedly cradled Miss Steenkamp, who he allegedly shot four times, as he tried to stop her dying, performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on her.



The athlete is said to be on suicide watch due to fears the blade runner might take his own life over charges for the ‘pre-planned’ murder of his model girlfriend.
Pistorius, wept after being charged with shooting dead law graduate Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine’s Day, is being held at Brooklyn Police Station prison in Pretoria.
A source said: ‘Oscar is innocent but he feels as though he has descended into hell. He is absolutely devastated and struggling to deal with his emotions.

Overcome with emotion: The double amputee bows his head in his hands after prosecutors tell the court they may upgrade the charge to pre-meditated murder, an offence that carries a mandatory life term



Support: Oscar Pistorius's father, Henke, reaches out to his son after his emotional court appearance

Oscar Pistorius’s father, Henke, reaches out to his son after his emotional court appearance