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2013-02-19 06:10:17.0
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06.10 Aislinn Laing reports from outside Pretoria Central Magistrates Court:
`'Oscar Pistorius has arrived at court and now members of his family starting to arrive. Tempers are rising as they try to push through the crowds of journalists and curious onlookers outside the court.`'
06.00 So, what can we expect this morning? Oscar Pistorius is due in court at 7am (9am in Pretoria). His defence team are likely to argue that the category of the offence should be changed from the most serious, schedule 6, to schedule 5, giving him a better chance of bail.
They are expected to argue that there are "exceptional circumstances" for the Olympic athlete to be freed pending trial. However, most commentators expect bail to be denied. The hearing is scheduled for today and tomorrow.
Away from Pretoria, in Port Elizabeth, Reeva Steenkamp's family are preparing for her funeral, which also takes place today.
Earlier Aislinn Laing will be at the court this morning. Her story in today's paper explains that an iPad owned by Reeva Steenkamp could be a key part of the Oscar Pistorius murder investigation after claims that a message from a rugby player may have provoked a row that led to her being shot.
Here is a timeline of Pistorius's rise to fame.
2013-02-19 06:10:17.0
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...charge-bail-hearing-live.html?service=artBody
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06.10 Aislinn Laing reports from outside Pretoria Central Magistrates Court:
`'Oscar Pistorius has arrived at court and now members of his family starting to arrive. Tempers are rising as they try to push through the crowds of journalists and curious onlookers outside the court.`'
06.00 So, what can we expect this morning? Oscar Pistorius is due in court at 7am (9am in Pretoria). His defence team are likely to argue that the category of the offence should be changed from the most serious, schedule 6, to schedule 5, giving him a better chance of bail.
They are expected to argue that there are "exceptional circumstances" for the Olympic athlete to be freed pending trial. However, most commentators expect bail to be denied. The hearing is scheduled for today and tomorrow.
Away from Pretoria, in Port Elizabeth, Reeva Steenkamp's family are preparing for her funeral, which also takes place today.
Earlier Aislinn Laing will be at the court this morning. Her story in today's paper explains that an iPad owned by Reeva Steenkamp could be a key part of the Oscar Pistorius murder investigation after claims that a message from a rugby player may have provoked a row that led to her being shot.
Here is a timeline of Pistorius's rise to fame.