Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius, will be released on probation on August 21 after a recommendation from South Africa’s correctional services department. The Paralympian was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Under South African law he is eligible for release under “correctional supervision” having served a sixth…
Pistorius Guilty Of Culpable Homicide
Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic athlete on murder trial has been found guilty of culpable homicide for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on 2013 Valentines Day. The trial court said Pistorius acted hastily and used excessive force when he shot into the toilet, killing Steenkamp. The guilty verdict on culpable homicide charge came…
Judge Finds Pistorius Not Guilty Of Murder
Oscar Pistorius, the South African blade runner accused of killing appears set to walk away from murder charges. The presiding Judge of the murder trial, Thokozile Masipa in the course of reading her judgment on Thursday morning, explicitly stated that there was no sufficient evidence to find the Olympian guilty of the murder, premeditated or…
PISTORIUS: Judge Orders 30-Day Mental Evaluation
Thokozile Masipa, the presiding judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has ruled that the Paralympic star will start a period of psychiatric evaluation at a state institution on Monday, May 26. Judge Masipa said on Tuesday that the double-amputee athlete’s murder trial would be postponed until June 30 while he is observed…
Pistorius Breaks Down In Court, Apologises To Late Girlfriend’ s Parents
As the Oscar Pistorius murder trial enters a new crucial phase with the opening of the defence case, the South African Paralympic broke down in court today while apologizing to the family of his late girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp whom he shot dead last year. The Olympic runner took to the witness stand today to…
Oscar Pistorius Defence Postponed
The defence in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has been postponed until April 7, as one of the assessors assisting the judge took ill. The paralympic athlete who was billed to take the stand today as the only witness to the alleged murder, would have to wait to give his testimony when the trial…
