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Oscar Pistorius sells his Pretoria home to pay murder trial costs Oscar Pistorius sells his Pretoria home to pay murder trial costs
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Oscar Pistorius has sold the Pretoria home where he shot dead his girlfriend, his estate agent said on Friday, amid mounting legal fees resulting from a lengthy murder trial. Oscar Pistorius has sold the Pretoria home where he shot dead his girlfriend, his estate agent said on Friday, as the legal fees from his lengthy murder trial mount.
"We have a buyer," Ansie Louw said. "We went through all the offers. We have accepted one of the bids and the transfer process is now under way.""We have a buyer," Ansie Louw said. "We went through all the offers. We have accepted one of the bids and the transfer process is now under way."
The house, valued at upwards of £280,000, was put on the market earlier this year as the athlete struggled to pay the legal team fighting murder charges on his behalf. Pistorius put the house, which is valued at more than £280,000, on the market earlier this year.
His team includes three of South Africa's leading defence attorneys, a raft of ballistics and forensic experts and a US crime scene reconstruction company. His legal team includes three of South Africa's leading defence lawyers, a number of ballistics and forensic experts and a US crime scene reconstruction company.
The total cost is estimated at £5,400 a day. His trial, initially set to last three weeks, is now in its third month.The total cost is estimated at £5,400 a day. His trial, initially set to last three weeks, is now in its third month.
In March, one of his lawyers, Brian Webbe, said the athlete has been paying his own legal fees. In March, one of his lawyers, Brian Webbe, said the athlete had been paying his own legal fees.
"It has become necessary to sell Mr Pistorius's home in the Silver Woods country estate in Pretoria in order for him to raise the necessary funds to cover his increasing legal costs," Webber said at the time."It has become necessary to sell Mr Pistorius's home in the Silver Woods country estate in Pretoria in order for him to raise the necessary funds to cover his increasing legal costs," Webber said at the time.
Since the shooting Pistorius has been living at his uncle's house in Pretoria. Since the shooting Pistorius has been living at his uncle's house in Pretoria. He has also lost many of the endorsement deals that earned him around £300,000 a year.
The former Olympian has also lost many of the endorsement deals that earned him around £300,000 a year. At the time of his bail hearing, Pistorius also owned two other houses in Pretoria with a combined value of 1.5m rand (£85,000) and a vacant plot worth 1.6m rand in Cape Town.
At the time of his bail hearing, Pistorius also owned two other houses with a combined value of 1.5m rand (£85,000) in Pretoria and a vacant plot worth 1.6m rand in Cape Town.
Prosecutors have charged the double-amputee sprinter with intentionally killing 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp.Prosecutors have charged the double-amputee sprinter with intentionally killing 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius denies murdering the model on Valentine's Day last year, saying he shot her after mistaking her for an intruder.Pistorius denies murdering the model on Valentine's Day last year, saying he shot her after mistaking her for an intruder.