Pistorius settles 'assault' case in order to concentrate on murder trial

Oscar Pistorius has reached a settlement with a woman over an alleged assault case from 2009 because his lawyers advised him he could not fight civil and criminal legal battles at the same time, a spokeswoman for the Olympic athlete said.

Double-amputee runner Pistorius, who goes on trial on a murder charge next month, was arrested and accused of causing an injury to a guest at a party at his house five years ago after allegedly slamming a door and then punching it.