'Blade Runner' Pistorius statement disputes he committed murder
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South Africa's Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius walks in the courtroom during his hearing on the charge of murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day on Feb 15, 2013, at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria. A statement from the family of Pistorius and his management says they dispute the claim that he murdered his girlfriend "in the strongest terms". -- PHOTO: AFP
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - A statement from the family of Oscar Pistorius and his management says they dispute the claim that he murdered his girlfriend "in the strongest terms".
The statement was issued on Friday after the double-amputee Olympian wept in court when prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against him for the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
The statement, issued from London, said: "The alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms."
It also said that Pistorius "would like to send his deepest sympathies to the family of Reeva".
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