The earlier verdict on Oscar Pistorius case which was manslaughter has been changed to murder. The South African appalate court upturned the verdict and has now convicted him for murder. Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend Reeva SteenKamp in February 2013. The Olympic blade athlete had shot Reeve 4 times from behind a closed door. Pistorius maintains that he mistook Reeva for an intruder.
Pistorius has already spent one year in jail for manslaughter. He will have to reappear in court to be re-sentenced for murder. The minimum jail term for murder in South Africa is 15 years. This is most likely to be the end of the athletes career.
For the moment Pistorius is under house arrest.
03/12/2015
Oscar Pistorius verdict has been changed to murder
The earlier verdict on Oscar Pistorius case which was manslaughter has been changed to murder. The South African appalate court upturned the verdict and has now convicted him for murder. Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend Reeva SteenKamp in February 2013. The Olympic blade athlete had shot Reeve 4 times from behind a closed door. Pistorius maintains that he mistook Reeva for an intruder.
Pistorius has already spent one year in jail for manslaughter. He will have to reappear in court to be re-sentenced for murder. The minimum jail term for murder in South Africa is 15 years. This is most likely to be the end of the athletes career.
For the moment Pistorius is under house arrest.
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