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Murder suspect Oscar Pretorius arrives in court for bail application

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February 15th, 2013 by Franco Megannon

Centurion, South Africa, Africa

Famous South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius appeared at Pretoria Magistrates Court in Pretoria for his bail application to start after he was arrested on Valentines Day, charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Murder suspect Oscar Pretorius arrives in court for bail application

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The police van believed to be containing Oscar Pretorius arrives in court.

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15/02/2013 - Pretoria, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius - Murder Trial -Passers-by at the entrance to the Pretoria Magistrates Court read the papers and headlines of the murder case against Oscar Pistorius.

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People read the covers of newspapers after the shock murder of Steenkamp. Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has denied murdering his girlfriend in the "strongest terms" and offered his "deepest sympathies" to her family.

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A man hangs the poster of a front page newspaper. Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has denied murdering his girlfriend in the "strongest terms" and offered his "deepest sympathies" to her family.

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15/02/2013 - Pretoria, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius - Murder Trial - Media gathered in large numbers outside the gate of the Pretoria Magistrate Court in an attempt to get a glimpse of Oscar Pistorius as he is led out to the Brooklyn Police Station.

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15/02/2013 - Pretoria, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius - Murder Trial -An aerial view of the Brooklyn Police Station where Oscar Pretorius will be held until he id due to appear in cour again on Tuesday the 19th of February. The building closest to th.

15/02/2013 - Pretoria, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius - Murder Trial - Oscar Pistorius, famous South African paralympian appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates Court in Pretoria for his bail application to start after he was arrested on Valentines Day for the murder of his 30 year old model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his R3.9 million home at the Silverlakes Security Estate just outside Pretoria.

The prosecution asked for the trail to be postponed until Tuesday, 19th of February for further investigation while the defence asked that Pistorius be kept at Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria until then.

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PHOTO: FRANCO MEGANNON