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  2. Martin Pistorius - Wikipedia

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    Martin Pistorius (born 31 December 1975) is a South African man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years. When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years. He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age ...

  3. 'Ghost Boy' tells true story of waking from 12-year coma - AOL

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    In 1988, at just 12 years old, Martin Pistorius' health started to decline. He soon went into a coma-like state for 12 years, but now he's awake and telling an amazing story. Pistorius says while ...

  4. Trial of Oscar Pistorius - Wikipedia

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    Cape Times billboard following the arrest of Pistorius in February 2013. The bail hearing commenced on 19 February 2013 before Chief Magistrate of Pretoria, Desmond Nair. [3] [19] On the first day of the bail hearing, Magistrate Nair ruled that Pistorius was charged with a Schedule 6 criminal offence, which relates to serious crimes including premeditated murder and requires exceptional ...

  5. 'Ghost Boy' Martin Pistorius gives first American television ...

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    Martin Pistorius was just 12 years old when his health unexpectedly and mysteriously started to decline. From there, he went into a coma-like state for 12 years, but awoke to tell an amazing story.

  6. List of people with locked-in syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Martin Pistorius began developing locked-in syndrome when he was 12 years old. He went into a coma for two to three years, after which point he slowly regained consciousness but was unable to communicate this to others until he was around 19 years of age.

  7. Oscar Pistorius to stay in prison after being denied parole

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    Oscar Pistorius is to stay behind bars after being denied parole on Friday, 31 March. The former paralympic athlete is serving 13 years in prison for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting ...

  8. Reeva Steenkamp - Wikipedia

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    Pistorius was arrested and charged with murder. [25] [37] Pistorius admitted that he shot Steenkamp, but said he believed he was shooting an intruder. [38] On 12 September 2014, he was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of culpable homicide in the case. [39] On 21 October 2014, he was sentenced to five years in jail, but only served 10 ...

  9. Pistorius trial witness: 'bloodcurdling screams' then shots - AOL

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    (Reuters) - The first witness at Oscar Pistorius' murder trial told the court on Monday she heard "bloodcurdling screams" from a woman followed by shots, a dramatic opening to a case that could ...