Oscar Pistorius will face two gun - related charges alongside a murder charge , prosecutors say . He 's due to go on trial in March for the murder of his girlfriend , Reeva Steenkamp . The gun-related charges are not new but have been moved from the South Gauteng jurisdiction where they were filed to the jurisdiction where the murder trial is being held , North Gauteng . The two already faced the gun charges , but they have now been moved to the same charge . Pistorius admits shooting Steenkamp in his car but says it was an accident .
Oscar Pistorius will face two gun - related charges alongside a murder charge , prosecutors say . He 's due to go on trial in March for the murder of his girlfriend , Reeva Steenkamp . The two already faced the gun charges , but they have now been moved to the same charge . Pistorius admits shooting Steenkamp in his car but says it was an accident .