South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has pleaded not guilty on the opening day of his murder trial. <br /><br />Arriving at court in Pretoria on Monday, the media frenzy awaiting the athlete and his legal team offered a hint of the publicity which is expected to follow the case. <br /><br />Pistorius is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year. <br /><br />The dead model’s mother June Steenkamp was also in court for the start of the trial. <br /><br />The double amputee track star, also known as the ‘Blade Runner’, has denied murder, claiming the killing was a tragic case of mistaken identity. He says he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder hiding in the toilet at his home.
