21st November, 2012
Oscar Pistorius returned from the London Olympic games to find that his girlfriend had allegedly cheated on him. Enraged by jealousy, he allegedly threatened to break the legs of the other man involved.
The threats reportedly became so intense that a charge of defamation was laid against the man known as Blade Runner. He in turn has laid a charge of intimidation with the Hawks against former soccer player and Supersport presenter Marc Batchelor, a friend of the man he accuses of being involved with his girlfriend.
The whole saga started when Pistorius allegedly confronted coal mining millionaire and Clifton Shores TV producer Quinton van der Burgh in a VIP room at the Kyalami racetrack soon after he returned from the Olympics.
Pistorius was said to be furious about the alleged infidelity of an unnamed 18-year-old woman with Van der Burgh while he was in London.
According to official sources who cannot be named, Pistorius approached Van der Burgh and swore at him about his relationship with the woman.
At the time, Van der Burgh was sitting with numerous businessmen who invest in his companies and was embarrassed by what happened.
He then laid a charge of intimidation against the athlete.
But according to friends of Van der Burgh, the animosity between the two men escalated and Van der Burgh received numerous SMSes threatening him.