Pistorius expected to be indicted on murder charge

Oscar Pistorius is due to reappear in a South African court today charged with killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

The 26-year-old double- amputee Olympian is expected to be indicted on a main charge of premeditated murder at Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, prosecutors say, confirming they will maintain the charge they initially laid against Pistorius for Steenkamp’s shooting in February when they go to trial. Pistorius denies he committed murder and says he shot Steenkamp by mistake thinking she was a dangerous intruder.

The blockbuster trial is expected to start in early 2014 but the exact date will be set later today, according to prosecutors. It is likely to be in February or March.