Reeva Steenkamp<\/a>, the Pretoria Magistrate\u2019s Court heard on Friday.<\/p>\nPistorius\u2019s murder case was postponed to February 19 in the Pretoria Magistrate\u2019s Court, after a highly charged first appearance today.<\/p>\n
He will stay in police custody at the Brooklyn police station until his appearance on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The postponement was granted to allow the defence time for further preparation, and to properly categorise the charge against him in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA).<\/p>\n
Pistorius\u2019s court appearance follows the death of Steenkamp, in a Valentine\u2019s Day shooting in the early hours of Thursday.<\/p>\n
Steenkamp was shot dead at Pistorius\u2019s home in Silver Woods country estate in Pretoria East.<\/p>\n
The athlete spent Thursday night in a holding cell at Boschkop police station.<\/p>\n
Pistorius\u2019s lawyer on Thursday said he would apply for bail. Police, meanwhile, said they would oppose Pistorius\u2019s bail application.<\/p>\n
Initial reports on the shooting suggested it was a case of mistaken identity, and that the shooter had mistaken Steenkamp for a burglar.<\/p>\n
The police, however, later said this information did not come from them.<\/p>\n
Pistorius formed part of Team South Africa\u2019s Paralympic team that notched up 29 medals at last year\u2019s London Paralympics.<\/p>\n
In 2007, Pistorius, who is a double amputee, took part in his first international competition for able-bodied athletes.\u00a0 \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/p>\n
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