Oscar Pistorius’ Uncle Says Nephew Is Really, Truly Grief-Stricken
LatestWhen last we heard from accused murderer and Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius, he was living at his Uncle Arnold’s house in Praetoria, losing endorsement deals, and probably puzzling over the rumor that Ryan Gosling was going to portray him in a far-too-soon true-crime biopic. Tasteless Academy Award puns would almost certainly abound. Now, more than three months after the double amputee sprinter shot and killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius’ uncle has made what was probably a misguided decision to try and generate some public sympathy for his tortured nephew in an exclusive interview with CNN.
The timing isn’t accidental — Pistorius faces a court hearing on Tuesday for the February 14th killing of Steenkamp. Thus far, Pistorius has held to the claim that he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder and shot her accidentally. The state, however, has charged him with murder. Since being granted bail late in February, stories have surfaced about how tormented Pistorius has been over his role in Steenkamp’s death, but Arnold Pistorius offered an even more abject assessment of his nephew’s state of mind: Oscar is basically living a Raskolnikov nightmare of grief.