Oscar Pistorius was indicted Monday on charges of premeditated murder and illegal possession of a gun after shooting his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, according to ABC News.
At a hearing, prosecutors indicted the 26-year-old track Olympian, who has been charged with premeditated murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
According to ABC News, a Pretoria court set March 3 as the trial date for the double-amputee, which comes with a mandatory sentence of life behind bars or a minimum of 25 years in prison.
Pistorius was seen holding hands with his siblings before proceedings started, USA Today reported.
According to the indictment, "the accused did unlawfully and intentionally kill a person." Pistorius also was indicted for allegedly violating South Africa's firearms control act.
In South Africa, people can possess ammunition only if they're licensed to own a gun, and their ammunition must be specific to that weapon. Pistorius admitted to storing ammunition for a gun his father owned.
The indictment follows the completion of the police's six-month investigation into Steenkamp's murder at Pistorius' upscale home in Pretoria, USA Today reported.
According to multiple reports, Pistorius, said the shooting of Steenkamp, was an accident. He said he believed she was an intruder trying to rob the home. Prosecutors allege Pistorius, killed his girlfriend after they had gotten into an argument earlier in the day. In various report Pistorius, called Steenlamp, the love of his life.
Prosecutors submitted a list of more than 100 witnesses for a trial that will be followed around the world. South Africa does not have trial by jury. The indictment papers served on Pistorius by the state means the case will be sent to the High Court in Pretoria, the South African capital, according to ABC News.
A judge will be responsible for presiding over the trial and will ultimately decide on a verdict. There is no death penalty in South Africa. The police investigation team "is convinced that the accused has a charge to answer," a police statement said last week, according to CNN News.
A statement, from the office of South Africa's national police commissioner, said detectives, forensic experts, ballistics experts, psychologists and technology experts all worked on the case and are confident that they have the evidence to convict Pistorius.
According to USA Today, the most telling evidence may be in records on cellphones found at Pistorius' home and through examination of the toilet cubicle door through which Pistorius shot four bullets, hitting Steenkamp three times and killing her.