Popular South African athlete, Oscar Pistorius has
been found guilty of culpable homicide in shooting dead his
girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
According to Judge Thokozile Masipa, Pistorius had
acted “negligently” when firing four hollow point rounds into a
locked toilet door in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013.
“A reasonable person,” Masipa continued, “would have
foreseen that possibility that whoever was behind the door might be killed by
the shots and would have taken steps to avoid the consequences and the accused
in this matter failed to take those consequences.”
For his manslaughter charge, Oscar Pistorius faces from a
'fine to 15 years in prison' but the judge granted him bail extension today and
asked him to go home.
The judge didn't believe he will attempt to run despite the
fact that he's sold all his property (to pay his legal fees).
Oscar will remain in the custody of his uncle until October
13th when he will return to court for sentencing.
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