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Oscar Pistorius "cleared" of Reeva murder

| | Sep 11, 2014, at 10:59 pm
#Oscar Pistorius verdict # Oscar not guilty
Pretoria, Sept 11 (IBNS): "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was found “not guilty” of the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Thursday as a South African judge dismissed the most serious charges against him, AFP reported.


While reading the verdict, Judge Thokozile Masipa said, "The state clearly has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of premeditated murder".

“Clearly he did not objectively foresee this as a possibility, that he would kill the person behind the door,” AFP quoted her as saying.

Judge Masipa said, "Viewed in its totality the evidence failed to establish that the accused had the requisite intention to kill the deceased let alone with premeditation."

Pistorius was charged with one count of murder and three firearms offences over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva on 14 February, 2013. 

 
According to Legal experts, Oscar could still be found guilty of culpable homicide, carrying anything from a suspended sentence to a lengthy prison stretch, or he could be acquitted. 
 
Sentencing though may take a few weeks. 
 
Both defence and prosecution agreed Pistorius killed the law graduate and model when he fired four shots through a locked toilet door in his upmarket Pretoria home.
 
But the sprinter said he thought he was shooting at an intruder while Steenkamp was safely in bed. 
 
The 27-year-old was seen sitting in the dock bowed and burying his head in his hands after the finding was made. 
 
But Thursday's verdict is unlikely to be the end of the case, feels legal experts. 
 
There will be more courtroom arguments before a sentence is handed down and, most likely, an appeal to a higher court. 
 
Whatever happens, Pistorius's glittering sporting career is likely to be over, they said.

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