BBC : ' Pistorius ' family denies a BBC report that the runner is gay . NEW : ' ` ` believes he has a purpose in life , '' his uncle says . Pistorius is accused of killing his girlfriend , Sarah Smith , on February 14 . Prosecutors argue he intentionally killed her after a loud argument . Prosecutors say it was premeditated murder ; he says it was an accident .
BBC : ' Pistorius ' family denies a BBC report that the runner is gay . NEW : ' ` ` believes he has a purpose in life , '' his uncle says . Pistorius is accused of killing his girlfriend , Sarah Smith , on February 14 . Prosecutors say it was premeditated murder ; he says it was an accident .