Judge has decided to wait till tommorrow before giving the verdict on the last charge.
WTF!? If the prosthetics don't fit you must acquit?
PRETORIA, South Africa - Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was convicted Friday of culpable homicide - an offense similar to manslaughter - for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The double amputee was acquitted of murder during the detailed and lengthy verdict at a court in South Africa. South Africa's prosecuting authority said on Friday it was "disappointed" with the trial's outcome, according to Reuters. Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled that Pistorius will be released on bail until his sentencing on October 13. Pistorius has been out on bail throughout the marathon trial. The athlete – often called the "Blade Runner" – shot Steenkamp while she was in the bathroom of his luxury home on Valentine's Day last year. The prosecution argued, unsuccessfully, that he murdered her after a fight. Pistorius' defense team said he thought she was an intruder, a version of events the judge said she could not rule out as untrue. Masipa asked Pistorius to stand as she delivered her verdict. "The accused acted negligently when he fired shots into the toilet door knowing there was someone behind the door," Masipa said. "A reasonable person would have foreseen the possibility that the person behind the door might have been killed by the shots." The star athlete stood impassively as he received the verdict, showing little of the tearful emotion that had characterized much of his time during the 41-day trial. Steenkamp’s best friend, Gina Myers, and several members of the victim's family wept as the convictions were read out. The prosecution had sought for Pistorius to be remanded in custody following the verdict, arguing that he had been convicted of a serious crime. Under South African law, the charge of culpable homicide with a firearm carries a minimum prison sentence of five years. The maximum is 15 years – although the judge would have to show that there was a specific reason for it to be extended. However, Pistorius could even avoid a prison term altogether by having jail time converted into a house arrest with added conditions such as a ban on drinking alcohol.
Oscar Pistorius Convicted of Culpable Homicide in Death of Reeva SteenkampImagine if he gets no actual jail time? F*^%ing ridiculous!
He’s just been sentenced to "5 years imprisonment" ...Will get out on parole after 12 months!! WHAT A JOKE No appeal from Oscars lawyers –job done on their part ..he's just been led down to the holding cells to be processed & begin his "sentence" – once again parallel justice systems for the famous and general public
What a c unt
Her parents should take out a civil suit and break the prick.
Five years for executing your girlfriend HAHAHA! Nice work South Africa, it's good to see judges are drunks & idiots in other hemispheres too.
think about it, it may sound "light", but 5 yrs and he needs prosthetics to move around. Easy target.
who? my lady?
