* 'Blade Runner' to appear in court at 0700 GMT * Charged with murdering his girlfriend * South Africa stunned by fate of sporting hero (Adds newspaper, radio comment) JOHANNESBURG, Feb 15 (Reuters) - South African 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, is due to appear in court on Friday on charges of murdering his girlfriend. The arrest of the 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic track star stunned a nation that reveres him as a hero who triumphed over adversity to compete with able-bodied athletes at the highest levels of ...
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