Summary Pistorius' family says police evidence will show there should be no murder charge.
PRETORIA (AP) - Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius has arrived early at the courthouse for a bail hearing where his lawyers and police expect to reveal details of the alleged killing of his model girlfriend.
Police say they will press for a charge of premeditated murder against the 26-year-old athlete. Pistorius family says police evidence will show there should be no murder charge.
Police arrived at Pistorius home in the early hours of Valentine s Day, last Thursday, and found the body of Reeva Steenkamp, 29, with four bullet wounds. They were responding to neighbors calls about shouting and gunshots. A 9-mm pistol was recovered.
Journalists watched Pistorius, his head covered with a hoodie, leave the police station and arrive at the back entrance to the courthouse in South Africa s capital, Pretoria, before 7 a.m. (0900 GMT) Tuesday.
