Nine days after his arrest in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius has been released on bail.

A judge granted bail to the double-amputee athlete Friday on the fourth day of his bail hearing.

In announcing his decision, Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair said that the state had not provided enough evidence to convince him that the international athlete was a flight risk.

Pistorius is charged with one count of premeditated murder over the Feb. 14 killing of Reeva Steenkamp. He says he accidentally shot her, thinking she was a dangerous intruder inside his home, lurking in a toilet stall off his bedroom.

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