Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail this afternoon after a lengthy decision by Magistrate Nair.
Nair suggested Pistorius is not a flight risk & will be not interfere with State witnesses.
Pistorius was granted bail of R1 000 000, pretty steep from the initial estimated R250 000 Roux thought would be asked for.
The case has been postponed until 4 June 2013, where the trial date will be decided upon.
The high-profile case of South African Paralympics Athlete Oscar Pistorius has come to a sudden halt as there is some sort of threat outside of the court room.
Magistrate Desmond Nair very quickly exits the court room as nobody is sure what the threat can be.
Will keep you updated...
Onlookers in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court tweeted that athlete Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears as he waited for court proceedings to start on Friday. People kept squeezing into Court C ahead of Pistorius's first appearance after the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
@SmithInAfrica said Pistorius was sobbing, shaking, almost bending over double in the dock.
@barrybateman tweeted that Pistorius is "sobbing uncontrollably in the dock. His father places his hand on his back". He added that his jaw is tightly clenched.
His advocate described Pistorius as being in an "extreme traumatised state of mind" and said he doesn't want this televised. Red and white police tape was used to mark the line which photographers and cameramen could not cross.
He was arrested on Thursday after Steenkamp was shot dead in his home, in Silver Woods Country Estate in Pretoria.
Officials had rescheduled cases which had already been set down. Pistorius's sister Aimee and his father Henke were in the packed court.
Socialite and businessman Kenny Kunene was among them. Court officials asked "non-essential" people to leave, but nobody budged.
A media list was held at the door to control access for the queue of journalists.
After spending a night in jail, Pistorius arrived at court shortly before 09:00 with a jacket over his head and a policeman covering his face with a book as media surged towards him.
Wearing a black suit with a white shirt, the man usually associated with sporting events or endorsements of high-end products entered the building.
The court session had been expected to start at 10:00. He was expected to apply for bail. The State said on Thursday it would oppose this.
Pistorius spent most of Thursday being questioned by police about the Valentine's Day shooting of Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, and undergoing routine medical tests.
At first it was reported there had been an accidental shooting, he having mistaken Steenkamp, his girlfriend, for a robber at his home in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Police later distanced themselves from that information.
Crowds gathered outside the court, with street vendors racing in with stock such as a trolley load of mielies, to take advantage of the extra business.
Police spokesperson Katlego Mogale told E News Channel Africa (eNCA) that she could not confirm the man's identity until he appears in court.
She added that a 9mm pistol was recovered from the scene and a case of murder is being investigated. The woman was apparently shot four times.
Pistorious has been arrested and taken into custody
A case of murder is being investigated, police have told media.
Mogale said police were called following a shooting at a townhouse complex in Silverlakes.
"When police arrived they found the paramedics attending to the woman. The paramedics declared the woman dead on the scene and police proceeded with their investigation of the scene."
A "Valentines Day suprise"
An SA journalist has told Sky News that Pistorius' girlfriend was allegedly shot as she woke him, trying to surprise him on Valentine's day.
South African journalist Kalay Maistry told Sky News: "It is alleged that he thought his girlfriend, who’d come in to try to surprise him for Valentines Day, was an intruder. It’s alleged that he shot her at least twice in the arm and head. "I think what this actually highlights is the level of fear ordinary South Africans have.
"This is a man who has gone to bed, it’s an innocent surprise from a girlfriend … and the moment he thinks someone is trying to break in he grabs his gun.
"This has come as a complete surprise for a man who’s considered a national hero."
The athlete know as the "Blade Runner" made history in 2012 when he became the first amputee to compete in the Olympics.
Pistorius to appear in court
Pistorius is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court later today following the fatal Valentine's Day shooting.
"I can confirm to you that a 26-year-old suspect will be appearing in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court this afternoon following a shooting at Oscar Pistorius' house," spokeswoman Lt-Col Katlego Mogale said.
Police would not confirm who the suspect was as he had not appeared in court yet.
Mogale said the woman's name could only be released once her next of kin had been informed.
Sascos can't comment
The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) could not comment on the shooting of a woman at paralympian Oscar Pistorius's home on Thursday.
"Sascoc, like the rest of the public, knows no more than what is in the public domain, which is there has been an alleged fatal shooting on the basis of a mistaken identity and an apparent assumption of a burglary," the Olympic body said in a statement.
"The organisation is in no position to comment on the incident other than to say our deepest sympathy and condolences have been expressed to the families of all concerned."
The South African Paralympic Athlete Oscar Pristorius has allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of Thursday morning, apparently after thinking she was an intruder. The police's Captain Sarah Mcira confirmed the woman had been shot in the head and arm. She died at the scene.
Pistorius is apparently in police custody.
More details to follow
