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Pistorius Apologizes to Family

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"Was simply trying to protect her."

In testimony at his murder trial, athlete Oscar Pistorius started with an apology to victim Reeva Steenkamp's family, saying, "There hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven't thought about your family." The double-amputee claims he killed Steenkamp by mistake, while prosecutors claim he killed her after an argument. Pistorius also told the victim's family he was "simply trying to protect" her.

Read it at BBC