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Oscar Pistorius Case: 'Blade Runner' Denies Charge He Intentionally Killed Girlfriend

Olympian Oscar Pistorius today denied that he willfully killed his girlfriend, telling a South African court that he shot the woman through his bathroom door because he believed she was an intruder. Pistorius, 26 and a double-amputee Olympian, was charged today with premeditated murder, or a Schedule 6 offense, which under South African law limits his chances for parole if convicted. "I fail to understand how I could be charged with murder, let alone premeditated murder because I had no...Full Story
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