Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius. Picture: Reuters
Police said on Thursday a woman had been found dead at the Pretoria home of paralympic star Oscar Pistorius.
Local radio and online newspaper reports said the woman was understood to be Pistorius' girlfriend and that he may have shot her after mistaking her for an intruder.
Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is being questioned by South African police for shooting his girlfriend, on Thursday.
Talk Radio 702 said Pistorius was understood to have shot his girlfriend in the head and arm, although the circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear. He may have mistaken her for a burglar, the radio report said.
-Reuters