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| A friend of Oscar Pistorius has said the Paralympic star is "on the verge of suicide" following the incident last month in which he was charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. | A friend of Oscar Pistorius has said the Paralympic star is "on the verge of suicide" following the incident last month in which he was charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. |
| Mike Azzie, who Pistorius refers to as Uncle Mike, said the sportsman was a "broken man" after he was tasked with selling his racehorses to raise money to pay for spiralling legal fees. | Mike Azzie, who Pistorius refers to as Uncle Mike, said the sportsman was a "broken man" after he was tasked with selling his racehorses to raise money to pay for spiralling legal fees. |
| Speaking in a BBC3 documentary, Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened? to be broadcast on Monday night, Azzie said Pistorius regularly talks about Steenkamp. "He just always seems to mention Reeva and to ask us to pray for her and her family," he added. "But most of all, you've got to understand that we are there for him and we will always be his friend. He has no confidence in his tone of voice and he is just a man that is almost like someone that is walking around in circles and doesn't know where he is going. | Speaking in a BBC3 documentary, Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened? to be broadcast on Monday night, Azzie said Pistorius regularly talks about Steenkamp. "He just always seems to mention Reeva and to ask us to pray for her and her family," he added. "But most of all, you've got to understand that we are there for him and we will always be his friend. He has no confidence in his tone of voice and he is just a man that is almost like someone that is walking around in circles and doesn't know where he is going. |
| "I would say that, just speaking to him, that he is a broken man and that I would go as far to say that he would be on the verge of suicide. It really worries me." | "I would say that, just speaking to him, that he is a broken man and that I would go as far to say that he would be on the verge of suicide. It really worries me." |
| According to the documentary makers, Mentorn Media, police in Johannesburg said they have requested all records of phone calls and messages exchanged between Pistorius and Steenkamp on the day she was killed. | According to the documentary makers, Mentorn Media, police in Johannesburg said they have requested all records of phone calls and messages exchanged between Pistorius and Steenkamp on the day she was killed. |
| Officers added they were also sifting through a "massive" number of texts on Steenkamp's phone, producers said.There are no plans for police to enter into a plea bargain with Pistorius' legal team for a lesser charge, the show's makers claimed. | Officers added they were also sifting through a "massive" number of texts on Steenkamp's phone, producers said.There are no plans for police to enter into a plea bargain with Pistorius' legal team for a lesser charge, the show's makers claimed. |
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