26 year old ,Oscar Pistorius, one of
South Africa famous sportsman and the Blade Runner's sponsors. He was
well known in South Africa for many ampolichments and now he is know
for much more, murder. As a result of the crime, Oscar Pistorius ads
are being pulled including one for Nike. During the early morning of
Valentine's Day, February 14, 2013, he adlegedly murdered his model
girlfriend, Reeva Steenkam. The motive behind the 29 year old women
death has not been indentified. Police have confirmed that a 9mm
revolver recovered at the scene was registered to Pistorius, who in
past interviews had spoken of his love of firearms and once tweeted a
photo of himself visiting a shooting range. An interviewer last year
wrote that Pistorius, who lives in a high-security gated community,
slept with a revolver by his bed, a baseball bat behind his door and
a machine gun by the window. Oscar Pistorius ads are being pulled
including one for Nike.
Adele Kirsten, a spokesperson for Gun
Free South Africa, said “women in this country face a particular
threat of gun violence in the home, and are most likely to be killed
by someone they know.” Just hours before her death, Steenkamp
tweeted messages urging her followers to stand up against abuse of
women. She had also tweeted about 17-year-old Anene Booysen, whose
recent gang rape and murder in the Western Cape town of
Bredasdorp outraged the country. It is clear that the victim was in a
domestic violence relationship and wanted out but did not know how.
Violent crimes rates in South Africa have declined over the past
years, crimes involving guns are one of the most popular, many people
owns both illegal and registered weapons for protections.
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