Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a convicted murderer and former professional sprinter from South Africa. Due to a congenital abnormality, both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old; he was born without the outside of both feet and both fibulae. Pistorius competed in both non-disabled sprint events and below-knee amputee sprint events. He was the tenth athlete to compete in both the Paralympics and the Olympics.
After becoming a Paralympic champion, Pistorius attempted to compete in nondisabled international championships, but the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) objected, claiming that his mechanical limbs gave him an unfair advantage. In this court battle, Pistorius won.
Inside Oscar Pistorius home: Where does Oscar Pistorius live?
Pistorius lived at the exclusive Silver Woods Country Estate in Pretoria, South Africa.
Oscar testified in court that he frequently worried about his safety because of his previous involvement with criminality. He resided behind high walls and an alarm system in the back of his house.
Oscar Pistorius claims that after adjusting the fans, he heard the sound of a bathroom window – the larger window in the red box – closing. Some workers had left a ladder at the base of the house, and Pistorius was concerned that a thief could have used it to enter through the window.
