Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend through a closed bathroom door, a court heard today.

Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has arrived for his second court appearance in South Africa charged with the murder of his model girlfriend.

Oscar Pistorius has called off the races that were due in coming months in the face of charges of murdering his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, his manager said.

The father of model Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead at the home of Oscar Pistorius, said “there is no hatred in our hearts” over her death – as the star’s father revealed he may have “acted on instinct”.