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OSCAR Pistorius has received emergency treatment for injuries to his wrists prompting speculation that he attempted suicide in jail, it emerged today.
The Paralympian denied the injuries were a suicide attempt and claimed he had 'fallen out of his bed' in his cell at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.
Pistorius, serving a six-year jail term for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was taken to a private hospital and later returned to prison, prison officials have revealed.
It comes amid reports two razor blades had been found in the double amputee's cell after the incident.
Oscar Pistorius has been treated in hospital after suffering injuries at his prison in South Africa, officials have revealed.
'Oscar Pistorius denied speculations of a suicide attempt. As a policy principle we cannot further discuss a particular offender's personal condition in the public domain,' said Manelisi Wolela, a spokesman at the Department of Correctional Services.
The Paralympian denied the injuries were a suicide attempt and claimed he had 'fallen out of his bed' in his cell at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.
Pistorius, serving a six-year jail term for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was taken to a private hospital and later returned to prison, prison officials have revealed.
It comes amid reports two razor blades had been found in the double amputee's cell after the incident.
Oscar Pistorius has been treated in hospital after suffering injuries at his prison in South Africa, officials have revealed.
'Oscar Pistorius denied speculations of a suicide attempt. As a policy principle we cannot further discuss a particular offender's personal condition in the public domain,' said Manelisi Wolela, a spokesman at the Department of Correctional Services.
