Oscar Pistorius verdict live: Judge rules athlete guilty of culpable homicide

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Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentine's Day 2013.

The Olympic star faces up to 15 years in prison for the offence and five more for shooting a gun in a restaurant. He was acquitted of two other firearm offences. Here is a summary of events:

Judge Thokozile Masipa said he could not be convicted of premeditated murder but found him guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide, which is the South African equivalent of manslaughter.

It carries a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment.

The judge said Pistorius made a "conscious decision" to pick up a gun and knew the difference between right and wrong.

She also questioned the reliability of witnesses who say they heard screams and gunshots the night Ms Steenkamp was killed.

The verdict was also delivered on three other charges.

Pistorius was found guilty of firing a gun in a restaurant but cleared of another count of discharging a weapon in a public place.

He was also acquitted of possessing ammunition for an unlicensed firearm.

Judge Masipa has not confirmed whether he will be freed on bail until sentencing.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/live/oscar-pistorius-trial-live-verdict-due-today-9724676.html

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Oscar Pistorius did not posses a license to keep that ammunition at his house, refers to The Firearms Act, in UK 5 years prison for not possessing firearms licence.

The culpable homicide charge of which Pistorius is guilty, carries a sentence ranging from non-custodial, Oscar Pistorius will soon be on his feet.

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Needs locking up no matter what, you think your in bed with a bird, you hear something, so you squeeze her tits, check she's there, get her to get up and check it out not shoot furst ask later.

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Needs locking up no matter what,

Not going to happen, $$$$$$ paid to womin Jag, running in next Olympic….

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Regardless of him thinking there was an intruder in his house or not what gives him the right to think its perfectly acceptable to shoot?

Sadly in this world it is the same old story - celebrities and the rich get away with literally murder - just as Pistorius has in this case. Time after time the rich and famous get away with most things that the general public would not. You only have to look at the OJ Simpson case to know this...

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You could argue was murder, as susspose it was a burgalar, or as valentines day, what if it was Cupid? Deffo max setting for manslaughter, with no dk access

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Oscar Pistorius will soon be on his feet.

Only if he finds them first Though the world over so called celebrities of one sort or another do tend to get very light sentences if any.

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ON TOLIC:-

' what is his prize ?

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kinda on topic

never complain if you sleep with someone who snores heavily, and if they go to the toilet / bog / restroom / thunderbox in the night and break a lot of wind.. I rest my case