SOUTH AFRICAN Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his model girlfriend.

Local media initially reported that the 26-year-old mistook Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder inside his Pretoria home. South African police said they were unaware of this.

Charged ... Oscar Pistorius. Credit:Getty

A police spokeswoman said there had been previous incidents at the address, describing them as ‘‘allegations of a domestic nature’’. She said neighbours had been questioned over reports of an argument heard earlier in the night.

The swimsuit-model and law graduate was shot four times, including in the head and arm, and died at the scene at 4am Thursday local time.