Giving an indication that the Paralympic athlete will plead not guilty to shooting the 29-year-old blonde, Arnold Pistorius in a statement strongly refuted &ldquo;any possibility of a premeditated murder or indeed any murder at all.&rdquo; <img alt="Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/oscar_2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 543px;" /> Oscar Pistorius with Reeva Steenkamp in Johannesburg last month. Pic/AFP Saturday was Pistorius&rsquo; third night in police custody, after he was accused of murdering Steenkamp in his own home.u00a0&ldquo;We are all grieving for Reeva, her family and her friends. Oscar &mdash; as you can imagine &mdash; is also numb with shock as well as grief,&rdquo; Arnold&rsquo;s statement said. &ldquo;As a family we are trying to be strong and supportive to Oscar as any close family would be in these dreadful circumstances.&rdquo;u00a0The London Olympian faces a life sentence if convicted of premeditated murder, as alleged by prosecutors. &ldquo;We have no doubt there is no substance to the allegation and that the State&rsquo;s own case, including its own forensic evidence, strongly refutes any possibility of a premeditated murder or indeed any murder at all,&rdquo; Arnold added. Sponsors to wait and watch Meanwhile, the sponsors investing millions of dollars in Pistorius are uncertain about the future. &ldquo;Given the ongoing legal proceedings, it would be inappropriate for us to give a comment at present. Our thoughts are with those affected,&rdquo; a BT spokesperson said. &ldquo;At this moment, it&rsquo;s a matter being investigated. We&rsquo;re not speaking about the sponsorship,&rdquo; said Nike South Africa.

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Oscar Pistorius' uncle on Saturday said the jailed athlete was "numb with shock as well as grief" following the death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day

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