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Oscar Pistorius arrived in court with a jacket covering his head
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is appearing in court to face a murder charge after his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, was shot at his home near Pretoria.
Mr Pistorius held his head in his hands and was in tears as the murder charge was formally read out in the magistrates' court.
A decision will be taken on whether he should be granted bail.
Prosecutors will argue that Mr Pistorius should remain in custody.
Dozens of photographers are in the courtroom in Pretoria, where chief magistrate Desmond Nair is hearing the bail application.
The BBC's Andrew Harding, in the courtroom, says the defendant cut a lonely figure, with his head forward and breathing heavily through tears.
Our correspondent says it is likely that some details of both the case against the 26-year-old, and his defence, will be revealed.
Television cameras have been allowed in court for the hearing and media access is now being discussed. Members of Mr Pistorius's family, including his sister and father, are in the courtroom.
Mr Pistorius has undergone medical and DNA tests. His lawyer, Kenny Oldwage, earlier said that his client was "very well, obviously emotional, but fine".
The defence is expected to argue that Mr Pistorius is not a flight risk and should be given bail.
Forensic experts are expected to continue examining the house in the upmarket Silver Woods gated community on the outskirts of South Africa's administrative capital where Ms Steenkamp, 29, died.
Correspondents say the athlete's arrest has stunned the country where he is considered a national hero.
He made history in London last year when he became the first double-amputee track athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.
He is known as the "blade runner" because of the carbon fibre prosthetic blades he races in. He was born without a fibula in both legs and had his legs amputated below the knee before his first birthday.
- Popularly known as "blade runner", he was born without a fibula in both legs
- Won a key legal battle in 2008, when athletics' governing body, the IAAF, allowed him to compete against able-bodied athletes
- Made history in London 2012 by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics
- Apologised after claiming that his rival, Brazilian Alan Oliveira, was wearing blades that were too long in the 2012 Paralympics 200m final
Police were called to his home in the early hours of Thursday morning.
They found paramedics treating a 29-year-old woman with four gunshot wounds to the head and upper body. She died at the scene, and officers recovered a 9mm pistol.
Mr Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp had reportedly been dating since November.
Mr Pistorius dominated in his category at successive Paralympic Games, but in 2008 he won a legal battle over his blades - which critics said gave him an unfair advantage - with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for the right to compete in able-bodied competitions.
He reached the 400m semi-finals in the London 2012 Olympics. At the Paralympics he won silver in the T44 200m, gold in the 4x100 relay and gold in the T44 400m, setting a Paralympic record.
South Africa has one of the highest rates of crime in the world and many residents keep weapons to protect themselves against intruders.
But gun ownership is strictly regulated and it is not easy to obtain a licence.
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