Substance
found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius’s home during a search by police
investigating the killing of his girlfriend is a herbal sexual stimulant; a
South African newspaper reported Sunday.
The
prosecution said during Pistorius’s bail hearing last week that police had
found two boxes of “testosterone” and needles in his Pretoria home, but the
defence countered that it was a legal herbal remedy known as testocompasutium
coenzyme.
The
City Press newspaper said Sunday the remedy was a combination of vitamins,
herbal cures partly derived from animal organs.
Sports
physician Jon Patricios told the paper the product is used to boost sexual
energy, but that athletes are not advised to use it since it may increase their
testosterone levels.
“This
is not an anabolic steroid and it is unlikely it will lead to irrational
anger,” he said.
The
National Prosecuting Authority has said it was awaiting the results of forensic
tests to determine what the product is.
Pistorius,
26, an Olympic and Paralymic hero, was freed on bail on Friday ahead of a trial
on a murder charge over the Valentine’s Day killing of his girlfriend Reeva
Steenkamp.
The
International Paralympic Committee said the double amputee was tested twice
during the London Paralympics in 2012 and tested negative.
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