South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, was shot dead at Pistorius's home near Pretoria on Thursday.Appearing in court in Pretoria, Pistorius wept as prosecutors vowed to pursue a charge of premeditated murder.An application for bail was postponed until next Tuesday and the athlete will remain in police custody.Dubbed blade runner, Pistorius made history last summer by becoming the first double-amputee track athlete to run in an Olympic Games.More than a day after the story broke, social networking sites are still flooded with messages of condolences for Reeva Steenkamp.But on a much larger scale there has been an overwhelming outpouring of support for the athlete.