Pretoria – When the uncle of Paralympian athlete Oscar
Pistorius was asked how his nephew was doing, he said: “It is a living hell”.
Arnold Pistorius spoke to Rapport following his nephew’s release on R1m bail on Friday.
The athlete has been charged with murder following the death
of his girlfriend model Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day at his home in
Silver Woods estate.
Thousands of messages of support have apparently been sent
to Pistorius in which people told of their belief in his version of events and
that the truth would prevail about what happened on the fateful night when
Steenkamp was shot four times.
After Pistorius was granted bail, reporters chased after him in the family car, at speeds of 210km/h in scenes reminiscent of the chase that led to Princess
Diana’s fatal car crash in Paris in 1997.
“Not since cameras in a helicopter followed OJ Simpson when
police chased him in his white Ford Bronco, was a developing case against a
murder suspect followed so closely, moment for moment,” said Tim Butcher in The
Telegraph.
Pistorius’s life has undergone a dramatic change since he
was arrested for murder.
He has lost sponsorships to the tune of millions of rands
and his legal fees of the past week will run to about R700 000, a legal
expert estimated.
Journalists have set up camp outside the house of Pistorius’s
uncle and were given grapes and energy drinks.
Rapport
