Oscar on the verge of suicide - Pistorius friend

The Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is a broken man "on the verge of suicide" as he fights a charge of premeditated murder.

Pistorius stands accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day. 

The 26-year-old South African, who has won six gold medals at the Paralympics, claims he shot her through a bathroom door thinking she was an intruder.

Speaking in the upcoming BBC3 documentaryOscar Pistorius: What Really Happened?, A close friend of Oscar Pistorius,  Mike Azzie said the star was "a broken man" since the incident, and his state of mind has worsened since he was tasked with selling his racehorses to raise money to pay for his spiraling legal fees.

Azzie also said Pistorius, who is out on bail, regularly talks about Steenkamp as he awaits his next court appearance on 4 June.

According to the documentary makers, Mentorn Media, police in Johannesburg said they have requested all records of phone calls and messages exchanged between Pistorius and Steenkamp on the day she was killed.

Officers added they were also sifting through a "massive" number of texts on Steenkamp's phone, producers said.

There are no plans for police to enter into a plea bargain with Pistorius's legal team for a lesser charge, the show's makers claimed.

The documentary, which airs on Monday, also shows Steenkamp's close friend Gina Myers taking the cameras into her bedroom as she recalls the last time they were together.
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