Oscar Pistorius verdict changed to murder
The South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder by an appeals court, following his trial last year and a verdict of culpable homicide which carried a prison sentence of less than one year - widely criticised by legal experts and women's rights activists as too lenient.
Pistorius was convicted last year for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through his bathroom door, during an incident in which he claimed he thought it was an intruder he'd heard in there. He will now face sentencing for murder in the new year, where he is expected to receive a minimum sentence of 15 years minus time served.
Pistorius was convicted last year for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through his bathroom door, during an incident in which he claimed he thought it was an intruder he'd heard in there. He will now face sentencing for murder in the new year, where he is expected to receive a minimum sentence of 15 years minus time served.
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Ah but he only faced about 11 months in Prison, plus he was treated like a King there from the video clips iv seen...Here in SA there's no justice if you have money...No He is serving the rest of his sentence at his uncles house DUH...House Arrest...No This New Verdict Will Just Be A Talk,Believe Me It Will Suddenly Faze Away Gradually...
Kayli: Iv seen th news, i was about 2 make a topic also. I wanted 2 knw wht the members opinion is about the trial. "guilty" or "not guilty"
To me he is guilty. By firing through the door into a small room he must have known he was likely to kill whoever was in there, which is something the appeal judge acknowledged today. And I'm not at all convinced he didn't know it was Reeva. 
Ragnorak: To me he is guilty. By firing through the door into a small room he must have known he was likely to kill whoever was in there, which is something the appeal judge acknowledged today. And I'm not at all convinced he didn't know it was Reeva.
I agree with you. And why did she hide from him and locked herself up in the bathroom.
A lengthy and thought-provoking read on the Pistorius case.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/03/oscar-pistorius-appeal-murder-jacqueline-rose
He's guilty
Wow too bad for him.
The result is disappointing to say the least. He was found guilty of murder, no? In that country this normally carries a minimum sentence of fifteen years for a first offense of its nature, the facts of the case however point firmly towards aggravated murder which normally carries a sentence of life imprisonment.
This is not a fast and hard rule, discretion is given to the sentencing judge but even so how precisely they arrive at six years for aggravated murder is beyond me. It is 19 years fewer than the minimum recommended sentence for the crime committed. This is not justice.
Source for sentencing guidelines: https://www.loc.gov/law/help/sentencing-guidelines/southafrica.php
