Johannesburg - The manager of a Johannesburg restaurant
where Oscar Pistorius apparently accidentally discharged a friend's firearm says
he did not open a case following the incident.
Eyewitness News quoted Jason Loupis, the manager of the
Melrose Arch restaurant, as saying he couldn't confirm whether the incident had
occurred.
Beeld reported on Monday that Pistorius was at Tashas restaurant
with a group of friends in early January and wanted to look at a friend's gun.
"I must emphasise that the gun belonged to one of
Pistorius's friends - I'm not going to mention his name. Oscar just wanted to
look at the gun, and it sort of snagged on his pants, releasing the safety
catch," boxer Kevin Lerena told Beeld.
"A shot went off. I wouldn't call him negligent, it was
just an accident. He apologised to me for days afterwards."
The bullet nearly hit
Lerena's foot.
According to Beeld, the restaurant did not report the
incident to the police, as Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp, who he is accused of killing, were regular customers.
Loupis said he heard a bang and thought a gun had gone off
or a gas bottle had exploded.
"I went to investigate when I heard the shot, but they
all denied it," said Loupis.
As a result, no case was opened.
