Sunday, February 24, 2013

FOXNews.com: Pistorius' brother facing culpable homicide charge- Pistorius family slammed over reaction to his release

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Pistorius' brother facing culpable homicide charge- Pistorius family slammed over reaction to his release
Feb 24th 2013, 09:37

Published February 24, 2013

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    Feb. 19, 2013: The brother and father of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, with brother Carl, right, and father Henke Pistorius, left, during the court bail application hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa.AP

JOHANNESBURG –  The brother of the Olympic paraplegic athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, is facing culpable homicide charges in a 2010 road death.

Pistorius family lawyer Kenny Oldwage tells Fox News the charges against Carl Pistorius stem from his alleged involvement in the death of a bicyclist in 2010 in Pretoria.

Oldwage claims his client is innocent and that the bicyclist ran into Pistorius. He also claims the athlete's brother was not intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Sunday's development is compounding the problems for the family after Oscar was charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Local media reported that Carl Pistorius was to face trial last Thursday, as his brother Oscar was facing a bail hearing. The trial has been rescheduled for March 8.

Oscar Pistorius was released on bail Friday and his brother Carl was seen driving into the affluent villa of their uncle Arnold early Sunday, where Oscar is staying while on bail.

Fox News' Greg Palkot and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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