{"id":21469,"date":"2013-07-27T12:20:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T10:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/fans-express-support-for-oscar-before-trial-date\/"},"modified":"2013-07-27T12:20:50","modified_gmt":"2013-07-27T10:20:50","slug":"fans-express-support-for-oscar-before-trial-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/fans-express-support-for-oscar-before-trial-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans express support for Oscar before trial date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar Pistorius\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0trial date on August 19, is less than a month away, and thousands of his fans have poured out their support for the man called Blade Runner.<\/p>\n

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In the dock: Pistorius is due in court next month charged with the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe Pistorius. He is a winner, a hero, a source of inspiration to many. I am absolutely sure this is a terrible mistake. God will not abandon him,\u201d wrote Andre from Sao Paulo, Brazil who is an avid supporter of Oscar.<\/p>\n

It is only one of thousands of messages of support that have been streaming in from across the world as the double-amputee athlete prepares to appear in court<\/a> less than a month from now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can speak of many musician friends and we are right behind him and do not allow the media frenzy and weirdos to intervene,\u201d wrote South African pianist, Martin Lane.<\/p>\n

There is a group of dedicated supporters from as a far as Sweden and Spain who have created a blog called \u201cSupport for Oscar Pistorius,\u201d the goal of which is to give people the platform to express their support for the champion Paralympian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuppor for Oscar Pistorius\u201d was created last June and allows people all over the world to post messages, photos and even poems expressing their support for Oscar. – KpopStarz<\/a><\/p>\n

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