Paralympian Oscar Pistorius's murder case has been transferred to the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria and the trial date has been set for March 3, 2014.
According to News24, Magistrate Desmond Nair announced the development during the Pistorius's brief appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Nair said that a date for the trial had been arranged and it would be from March 3 to March 20.
Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp who was shot dead in his Pretoria home on February 14, the report said.
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