VIDEO: Sloppy police work in Pistorius case? Paul Callan on how a murder investigation should be conducted

FROM CNN WIRES:

CNN) - As Oscar Pistorius returned to court Thursday to seek bail, the sensational case took a new turn when police said the lead investigator is facing seven counts of attempted murder stemming from an incident four years ago.

That investigator, Hilton Botha, and several other police officers apparently fired at a minibus they were chasing in late 2009, spokesman Neville Malila told CNN affiliate eNCA. The officers were allegedly drunk at the time, the spokesman said.

They were arrested on seven counts of attempted murder - one for each occupant in the minibus, the spokesman said. They were also charged with using firearms under the influence of alcohol, and all of them appeared in court.

In court Thursday, the prosecutors said neither the state, nor Botha, was aware that he might face attempted murder charges, thinking the case had been dropped.

This morning on "Early Start," CNN legal contributor Paul Callan weighs in on what he calls 'sloppy' police work in the Pistorius case.

Filed under: Oscar Pistorious