南非“刀鋒飛毛腿”皮斯托利斯因謀殺罪出庭
his fashion-model girlfriend, in a high-profile murder case that has stunned South Africans.
The 26-year-old South African native used a jacket to shield his face from reporters and did not comment as he was transferred from prison to a court in the capital, Pretoria, early Friday.
He was arrestedThursday after his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was found shot to death at his home in a gated community in Pretoria.
Police say the 29-year-old magazine model and law school graduate was shot four times by a 9-millimeter pistol registered to Pistorius. They say he is the only suspect in the case.
Regarded as a sports hero and national icon in South Africa, Pistorius made history in the 400 meters last August at the London Olympics when he became the first double-amputee to run at the Olympics.
Pistorius has won multiple gold medals at the international Paralympics。
Pistorius was born without fibula bones and his legs were amputated below the knee when he was just 11 months old. He is known as the "blade runner" using high-tech prosthetics made out of a carbon-fiber compound.奧運徑賽明星皮斯托利斯星期五在南非出庭，他被指控謀殺了他的時裝模特女友。這起受到高度關注的謀殺案使南非人感到震驚。
星期五清晨，現年26歲的南非運動員皮斯托利斯從監獄被送到南非首都比勒陀利亞的一家法院時，用一件外衣遮住臉，避開記者，而且沒有發表任何評論。
皮斯托利斯星期四被逮捕，此前他的女友斯廷坎普被發現在比勒陀利亞有大門看守社區他的家裏中彈身亡。
警方說，現年29歲的雜誌時裝模特，也是法學院畢業生的麗娃•斯廷坎普被一把9毫米口徑的手槍擊中四次，這把手槍的註冊人是皮斯托利斯。警方說，皮斯托利斯是這起案件的唯一嫌疑人。
在南非，皮斯托利斯被視爲體育界英雄和國家的偶像。在去年8月舉行的倫敦奧運會上，皮斯托利斯參加了400米跑的比賽，成爲參加奧運會徑賽的第一個雙腿截肢的選手。他並且在隨後舉行的殘疾人奧運會上獲得多面金牌。
皮斯托利斯出生時雙腿的小腿沒有腓骨，他在僅僅11個月大的時候就在膝蓋以下的雙腿都被截肢。依靠碳纖維製造的高科技義肢跑步，被譽爲“刀鋒飛毛腿””。
