South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has been arrested after a woman was shot dead at his home. According to local media reports the dead woman was the gold medal winner's girlfriend, who was mistaken for an intruder at the property in the Silverwoods Country Estate in the capital Pretoria. There was speculation the shooting may have been a Valentine's Day surprise gone wrong. A police spokeswoman declined to confirm the identity of the man in custody but said: "I can confirm that a woman has been fatally wounded in a shooting at Oscar Pistorius's house. A 26-year-old man has been taken into custody." The Beeld newspaper named his girlfriend as model Reeva Steenkamp, 30, and said Pistorius was expected to appear in court later. Police spokesman Katlego Mogale told local media: "At this stage we are still conducting a preliminary inquiry. Statements are conducted with neighbours and people who were at the scene. A case of murder was being investigated." He told the South African Press Association: "Paramedics declared the woman dead on the scene and police proceeded with their investigation. The woman sustained wounds to her head and the upper body." Mogale said police were called following a shooting at a townhouse complex in the Silverlakes district and arrived to find paramedics attending to the woman. A 9mm pistol was recovered. Pistorius is known as the Blade Runner because of the ground-breaking prosthetics he uses for racing. He made history at the London 2012 Olympics when he became the first amputee sprinter to compete in the able-bodied Games, running in the 400m and 4x400m relay. Less than 24 hours ago, Pistorius was active on his Twitter account, retweeting South African movie channel MNet. The tweet was about a film the channel is showing as part of its Oscars film awards celebrations - a campaign Pistorius is a brand ambassador for, according to his website. Just three days ago, Pistorius tweeted about his excitement regarding his first race of 2013, accompanied by a photograph of him in action. He said: "1 month till my first race of 2013.. Can't wait to burn it up!" | 
