South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority acknowledged that the timing of attempted murder charges against a police detective leading the investigation into Oscar
Pistorius is ``totally weird'' and that he should dropped from the case against the world-famous athlete.

Bulewa Makeke, spokeswoman for the NPA, said today that Hilton Botha should be replaced, but that it's a decision for police and not prosecutors.

Botha, who gave testimony Wednesday opposing Pistorius' application for bail, faces attempted murder charges in connection with a 2011 shooting incident.

Police said Botha and two other police officers had fired at a minibus and will appear in court in May to face seven counts of attempted murder.

Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day shooting of his girlfriend.