The green and yellow costume, which proudly promises to 'cause controversy' consists of bootcovers to represent Oscar Pistorius' blades

The green and yellow costume, which proudly promises to ’cause controversy’ consists of bootcovers to represent Oscar Pistorius’ blades

Amazon has sparked outrage after selling an Oscar Pistorius Halloween outfit online.

The costume, which proudly promises to ’cause controversy’ consists of a green sleeveless shirt, shorts and bootcovers to represent his blades.

It also features the words ‘Blade Gunner’ on the front in a tasteless nod to the killer’s nickname, Blade Runner.

The website states: ‘This Paralympic runner costume is sure to cause some controversy at your next event.

‘Includes top, shorts, boot covers and knee pads.’

The £26.10 costume does not come with the sunglasses or gun, but the boot covers help ‘create the image you have false legs’.

Pistorius earned worldwide fame after reaching the semi-finals of the 200m sprint in the 2012 Paralympics.

The following year, on Valentine’s Day, the double amputee shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria, South Africa.

Miss Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, was locked inside a toilet when Pistorius fired four shots from a handgun through the bathroom door.

During his trial, the athlete maintained that he thought he was shooting an intruder and denied being jealous or aggressive during his relationship with the 29-year-old.

He was found guilty of murder and is serving a six-year sentence.

Pistorius earned worldwide fame after reaching the semi-finals of the 200m sprint in the 2012 Paralympics

Pistorius earned worldwide fame after reaching the semi-finals of the 200m sprint in the 2012 Paralympics

The following year, on Valentine's Day, the double amputee shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria, South Africa

The following year, on Valentine's Day, the double amputee shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria, South Africa

Pistorius (left) earned worldwide fame after reaching the semi-finals of the 200m sprint in the 2012 Paralympics. The double amputee shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (right) at his home in Pretoria, South Africa

The model wearing the offensive outfit appears on the Amazon site equipped with sunglasses and a toy gun.

Alongside the online giant, a joke shop in Bedfordshire, is also selling the outfit.

The Jokers’ Masquerade shop in Luton gives a warning to anyone buying the costume, with their website stating: ‘If you are easily offended our Bad Taste Costumes may not be for you.

‘In a world where political correctness has gone mad, we decided to be a little rebellious by compiling this collection of wonderfully inappropriate costumes specifically for those who like to push the boundaries.’

Earlier this week an Anne Frank Halloween costume was removed from several online sites after Holocaust survivors complained it was in poor taste.

  •  We have since been contacted by an Amazon spokesperson who has said: “Marketplace sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who don’t will be subject to action including potential removal of their account. The product in question is no longer available”

 

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