( CNN ) -- South African track star Oscar Pistorius , charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp , has applied for more lenient bail restrictions , including permission to travel overseas , a family spokesman said Monday . Pistorius also is trying to sell some assets to settle legal bills , spokesman Johan van Wyk told CNN . His Pretoria home and his racehorses are among the items Pistorius is trying to sell , according to his family . But the sprinter 's family denied BBC reports Monday that he 's suicidal as he awaits trial in what prosecutors say was the premeditated death of Steenkamp . Pistorius acknowledges killing her , but says it was an accident . Former Pistorius detective , off police force . The BBC3 report is based on statements from a man the network described as a close family friend who called Pistorius a `` broken man . '' `` I would go as far to say that he could be on the verge of suicide , '' the network quoted Mike Azzie as saying for an upcoming BBC documentary . Pistorius repeatedly broke down and sobbed during a bail hearing last month , and the runner 's uncle , Arnold Pistorius , acknowledged in a statement that his nephew `` will never be the same '' after killing Steenkamp . But the uncle said he 's far from suicidal . `` Oscar , broken as he currently is , believes he has a purpose in life and is working towards that . Media reports to the contrary are untrue , '' Arnold Pistorius said . Not everyone surprised at Oscar Pistorius ' fall from grace . Authorities charged Pistorius with premeditated murder last month after he shot Steenkamp in his Pretoria home on February 14 . The Olympic and Paralympic sprinter , known as the `` Blade Runner '' for competing on carbon fiber blades fitted to the stumps of his amputated legs , said he thought Steenkamp was an intruder . Prosecutors argue he intentionally killed her after a loud argument . A judge ordered Pistorius released on bail last month . Among the bail conditions : He can not return to the home where the shooting happened , had to give up his passport , can not go near an airport and can not drink alcohol . Uncle : Victim 's family wo n't attend Oscar Pistorius ' trial . CNN 's Kim Norgaard contributed to this report .
NEW : Oscar Pistorius ' family denies a BBC report that the runner is suicidal . NEW : Pistorius `` believes he has a purpose in life , '' his uncle says . Pistorius is accused of killing his girlfriend , Reeva Steenkamp , on February 14 . Prosecutors say it was premeditated murder ; he says it was an accident .