Pistorius May Have ‘Crushed’ Girlfriend’s Head With Cricket Bat Over Text from Rugby Rival

Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic medalist who was charged last week with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, may have beaten her with a cricket bat before shooting her four times through the bathroom door—an attack said to have been spurred on by a text from an ex-boyfriend, the rugby player Francois Hougaard. More »