The IPC said Pistorius will not be barred from returning to the track after serving out his punishment
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Oscar Pistorius has been found not guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp.
The stunning development was revealed as Judge Thokozile Masipa read her summation of the evidence Thursday in front of a packed courthouse in Pretoria, South Africa, and a worldwide television audience.
The 27-year-old double-amputee athlete has been on trial since March 3 for the premeditated murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model
The Star newspaper said Pistorius had an altercation with businessman, Jared Mortimer, at a club in Johannesburg’s upmarket Sandton business district after the athlete made disparaging comments about Mortimer’s friends
The prosecution would hand in documents summarising its arguments on July 30, while the defence team has until August 4
Judge Thokozile Masipa last week ordered the Paralympian to undergo observation to determine whether his state of mind played a part in the shooting to death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
The test, according to the court, is to find out whether he was criminally responsible when he shot dead his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day last year
“A proper inquiry, which would be more comprehensive, would inter alia ensure the accused gets a fair trial,” she said
Nel said this at the end of a four day cross examination.
He said as he wrapped up the cross examination: “You knew she was walking to you
The South African double-amputee Olympic sprinter faced relentless questioning from Gerrie Nel when he took the stand at the Pretoria court for the fifth day
The prosecution aims to show he was a hot-headed character, who loved to play with guns
The double amputee, who is accused of murdering his 29-year-old girlfriend, told a Pretoria court how he heard a window sliding open in his bathroom in the middle of the night on Valentine’s Day last year
On resumption, Pistorius is expected to take the stand in his own defence in a high-stakes bid to prove his innocence and avoid life in prison
Mangena added that Pistorius’s arm length with hand in a grip position, as if holding a gun, measures 66cm, implying that he was standing a total of 286cm from the door when he pulled the trigger
The policeman, Colonel Johannes Vermeulen, had terrible moments as Pistorius’s defence attorney, Barry Roux, continued to pick apart the State’s evidence
Colonel J.G. Vermeulen said he believed Pistorius was on his stumps when he swung his bat at the brown cubicle door
His testimony contradicted those of several of Pistorius’ neighbours, who said they heard a woman scream before and after shots were fired in his Pretoria home in February last year
Oscar Pistorius wept over the lifeless body of his girlfriend and “prayed to God to please let her live, she…
Lerena said Pistorius asked another man to take the blame for a gunshot he fired in a restaurant
The Paralympic athlete was in the dock for the second day of a murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, that is being followed by millions around the world