Reports that South African Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend during the night after mistaking her for a burglar have shocked fans and triggered an outpouring of grief for the victim. That Reeva Steenkamp had been killed on St Valentine's Day added poignancy to the news. Just the day before, she had gone on Twitter to write: "It should be a day of love for everyone :) may it be blessed!" Concerns over violent crime and gun control were also re-awakened among South African people, with local broadcaster and commentator Daniel Silke saying many people lived "often on edge in their...
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