On his aspirations Oscar would say “God told me I’ve got a purpose in life,” his uncle Arnold Pistorius said in an interview the family made available to media.
He admitted in an interview with British newspaper last year that he slept with a pistol, machine gun, cricket bat and baseball bat for fear of burglars.
His family said on Monday it was shaken by the graphic crime scene photos showing bloodstains on the toilet seat and surrounding floor and the bathroom door marked with two bullet holes just below the handle.
However it continues to have “great faith” in the country’s justice system and believes “that Oscar’s account of what happened on that terrible night in February will be borne out by the evidence”.
A single judge will eventually hear the murder trial, as South Africa does not have a jury system.
The “traumatised” athlete openly wept when he first appeared in court after his arrest, which sent shock waves throughout the world and brought his stellar career to an abrupt halt.
His agent said last month he would not be racing this season as he had to focus on the court case and was not “mentally and physically ready” to compete at high level.
Pistorius was freed on bail of one million rand (Sh8.6mn) and in March the court lifted a raft of stringent conditions including a travel ban and mandatory drug and alcohol tests.
He has lost lucrative contracts with US sportswear giant Nike and French cosmetics firm Clarins, among others, and has reportedly also been fined about one million rand for undeclared taxes.
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