Pistorius, girlfriend were planning future, uncle says

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was planning a future with his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who he is accused of murdering, his uncle said on Saturday.

"They had plans together and Oscar was happier in his private life than he had been for a long time," his uncle Anthony Pistorious said in a statement.

Pistorious has been charged with the premeditated murder of Steenkamp on Thursday. He denies it.