If you’re just waking up, the big news of the world this morning is a Valentine’s Day nightmare: Double amputee Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius — aka the “Blade Runner” — shot and killed his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, this morning in South Africa after she, according to some reports, tried to surprise him for Valentine’s Day and he mistook her for an intruder.
Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend at his South Africa home early Thursday.
Reeva Steenkamp, 29, and Pistorius, 26, were the only two people in the upscale Pretoria home at the time of the shooting, police spokeswoman Denise Beukes said.
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There did not appear to be signs of forced entry at the home, Beukes said.She also said there had been “previous incidents” at the home — “allegations of a domestic nature.”
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Several South African media outlets reported that the woman was mistaken for an intruder. Beukes said she was aware of those reports, but they did not come from the police force.
A tweet posted yesterday by Steenkamp is absolutely chilling looking back on it…
As is her final Instagram post…
According to tributes that are already pouring in, Steenkamp was more than a beautiful woman: she was a law school graduate who did lots of charity work and had a promising acting career ahead of her. May she rest in peace.
(Lead pic via Reeva Steenkamp’s Instagram page)
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Thoughts and prayers with the family. Just another reason why Valentine’s Day is the worst.
I’m so glad I date a girl who arguably hates Valentine’s Day more than I do. We are drawn closer over our shared disdain for it.
Yeah, awesome disdain for Hallmark holidays is one of the cornerstones of a healthy relationship.
My wife gave me a bottle of Knob Creek. I gave her some Red Vines. I win.
Yes, and I got her lobster for dinner tonight.
/No fool
If only she’d been armed.
There’s an amputee joke in there somewhere, I just can’t put my stump on it.
The first thing they teach you in women self-defense training is to kick your assailant in the shins.
Well played, Mr. Pistorius. Well played.
The latest news seems to be that the cops aren’t buying the intruder theory, and are treating it as a straight-up homocide.
Well, if he shot her 4 times like it’s being reported, how else could you explain it?
1 for the intruder… 3 more times to make sure she didnt come back as a zombie?
I wish I had a girlfriend to kill
#foreveralone
I’m ashamed to say I laughed at this.
I was going to go another route and ask are we sure that somebody has confirmed that she wasn’t a replicant before the police bring up charges, but I held my tongue.
I have to add that she is dead sexy.
Your fucking nuts ahahahahahaha Oh MY God! Lonelyless cannot hurt that bad Nigga. hahahaha
Ok who let Moonseyeplan have an Uproxx account?
Oscar Pistorius was quoted telling police that the murder was committed by a one armed man.
/cue trainwreck
That joke has legs. You should run with it.
This story spawned references to similar cases in SA, one of which a father shot and killed his 5-year-old daughter after he mistook her for as intruder as well.
What the fuck SA.
But… but.. but.. but.. we’re all safer if everyone is armed, right?! Did the ghost of Charlton Heston lie to me?!?
Good point, the 5-year-old wasn’t armed. Obviously a victim of bad parenting.
south africa has extremely strict gun laws and is very pro gun control. so nice try pete, but that dog don’t hunt.
In South Africa, you really don’t want to be surprising anybody in their homes at night. Of course shooting your five year old is retarded unless pygmies are bumrushing in that region.
@Tony Romo’s Boner: And they have something like 50 murders a day in the RSA. Makes Chicago look peaceful.
By the way, that’s 2 days in a row of pictures of hot chicks eating ribs. I like this trend.
Keep up the good work Uproxx.
Thats fucked up condolences to the young lady and her family. In her name I will continue to treat my girl well. Not every dude is fucked up, not at all.
I didn’t know Pistorius was dating Elisha Cuthbert.
I shot my ex for eating the last rib too, it happens.
hot chick comes home at 3am after being out by herself? Yeah, this wasn’t an accident.
Roses are red,
Violets are glorious,
Don’t ever surprise
Oscar Pistorious.
COLD HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This would’ve sucked way less if she were a fake girlfriend.
Amputi Te’o?
The defense doesn’t have a leg to stand on.