Johannesburg - Oscar Pistorius again faces the possibility of a murder conviction after Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled on Wednesday that prosecutors can appeal against the double-amputee Olympians conviction on the lesser charge of culpable homicide. The sensational case will go to the Supreme Court of Appeal, which will review the murder trial of Pistorius, who fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through the closed door of a toilet cubicle on Valentines Day last year. Masipa, who convicted Pistorius and sentenced him to five years in jail, acknowledged that prosecutor Gerrie Nel had raised legitimate questions of law that should be studied by the appeals court. This might have a practical effect on the conviction, Masipa said. We note the finding of the court and abide by the ruling, Pistoriuss family said in a statement. NOTE The last sentence of this article. Hopefully that is the last we hear from that miserable family.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:44:55 +0000
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