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Carl Pistorius, older brother of tarnished athlete Oscar, faces homicide charges in a 2010 car crash, according to reports.
Oscar Pistorius’s older brother Carl also faces homicide charges in South Africa over a 2010 car crash, it was reported today.
Carl Pistorius allegedly struck and killed a female biker in the daytime crash, his lawyer told eNCA news, a South African TV channel.
Prosecutors accused Carl Pistorius of driving recklessly in the accident.
But his lawyer, Kenneth Oldwage, denies the charges and told the TV channel that Carl Pistorius was not drunk.
Oldwage says the woman died because she drove into Carl Pistorius’s car.
Carl Pistorius is charged with culpable homicide, a lesser charge than the premeditated murder case against his brother.
The charge carries a possible 15-year prison term.
Carl’s trial was supposed to begin on Thursday, the same day his Olympian brother was freed on bail.
But the case was postponed until next month.
Word of another Pistorius homicide case shocked South Africa.
“Looks like Carl & Oscar will keep each company in jail,” tweeted Johannesburg resident Rebecca Chiedza Goba.
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