Botha, former Pistorius detective, off police force

(CNN) -- Hilton Botha, the former lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius murder case, has resigned from the police force, South African Police spokesman Brig. Neville Malila said Thursday

The South African Police Service pulled Botha from the Pistorius case after prosecutors reinstated attempted murder charges against him in a 2011 case. Botha is accused of chasing and firing on a minibus full of people while drunk. He is charged with seven counts of attempted murder.

Pistorius, the renowned double amputee track star, is accused in the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last month.