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Pistorius 'categorically' denies assault

Associated Press

Monday, September 14, 2009

JOHANNESBURG -- Famed amputee runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with assault after a 19-year-old woman said she was injured at a party he hosted, but the athlete on Monday denied the allegations. The Paralympian star was arrested Saturday night during a function at his house in a golf estate near Pretoria. Pistorius, 22, said in a statement that he asked the woman to leave the party. Unhappy with this, she began kicking the door which broke, injuring her. "I categorically deny that I i ...

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