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Pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide

2014-09-12 10 Dailymotion

(SOUNDBITE) (English) JUDGE, THOKOZILE MASIPA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Mr. Pistorius, please stand up."<br/> <br />Oscar Pistorius is guilty of culpable homicide, a charge equivalent to manslaughter, for the shooting death of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day last year.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) JUDGE, THOKOZILE MASIPA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Having regard to the totality of this evidence in this matter the unanimous decision of this court is the following...; One, one count one, murder ....the accused is found not guilty and is discharged. Instead, he's found guilty of culpable homicide."<br/> <br />In making her final ruling, Judge Thokozila Masipa said the track star and double amputee was negligent when he fired four shots through a closed bathroom door, almost instantly killing Reeva Steenkamp who was standing just behind it.<br/> <br />The defense had said Pistorius mistook Steenkamp for a middle-of-the-night intruder and that the shooting was a tragic accident.<br/> <br />Prosecutors say they're disappointed in t

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