Prison looms for Oscar Pistorius after murder conviction

[Political Junky]

Seems like the right move.

Prison looms for Oscar Pistorius after murder conviction

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murder on Thursday by a South African appeals court that described the once-glittering story of the double-amputee Olympian and Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he killed in his home in 2013, as “a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.”

The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s conviction on the less serious charge of manslaughter, adding another twist to a case that riveted people around the world because of its gripping saga of a celebrity athlete’s plunge from grace by his own hand.

“The accused ought to have been found guilty of murder on the basis that he had fired the fatal shots with criminal intent,” Justice Lorimer Eric Leach said in the courtroom in Blomefontein, in which Steenkamp’s mother, June, sat impassively. Pistorius was not there.

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[DigitalDrifter]

There's a noise in my bathroom, must be a burglar, no way it could be my significant other who also lives in the house !
I'll go ahead and shoot through the door and walls just to be sure !

 

[longknife]

I'm pretty sure he's going to the hoosegow this time.

 

[Lakhota]

Seems like the right move.

Prison looms for Oscar Pistorius after murder conviction

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murder on Thursday by a South African appeals court that described the once-glittering story of the double-amputee Olympian and Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he killed in his home in 2013, as “a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.”

The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s conviction on the less serious charge of manslaughter, adding another twist to a case that riveted people around the world because of its gripping saga of a celebrity athlete’s plunge from grace by his own hand.

“The accused ought to have been found guilty of murder on the basis that he had fired the fatal shots with criminal intent,” Justice Lorimer Eric Leach said in the courtroom in Blomefontein, in which Steenkamp’s mother, June, sat impassively. Pistorius was not there.

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Good. He should be any easy target for prison romance.

 

[waltky]

He'll prob'ly get out in 3...

Oscar Pistorius given six years for Reeva Steenkamp murder
Wed, 06 Jul 2016 - South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

The verdict comes after his initial five-year conviction for manslaughter was changed to murder last December on appeal. He was taken immediately to jail. Both the prosecution and defence can appeal. Pistorius, 29, shot Reeva Steenkamp four times through a locked toilet door in February 2013.

He admitted shooting her, but said he mistook Ms Steenkamp for an intruder and acted out of fear. In an hour-long session, Judge Thokozile Masipa said mitigating circumstances, such as rehabilitation and remorse, outweighed aggravating factors for deviating from the prescribed 15-year sentence for murder.

Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp during hearing at the High Court in Pretoria​

Dressed in a dark suit, Pistorius listened to the judge mostly with his head down. Ms Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, sat on the other side of the courtroom, which was packed with journalists and observers. Pistorius has already served one year in jail.

The six-time Paralympic gold medallist made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics, in 2012 in London, running on prosthetic "blades". He had his legs amputated below the knee as a baby.

Rise and fall of Oscar Pistorius

 

[AvgGuyIA]

What a horrible justice system they have in South Africa. Double, even triple jeopardy is permitted. The Prosecutor is appealing for more time added to the sentence. This trial has been going on for three years.

 

[Skull Pilot]

don't we have enough to worry about in our own country?

 

[Picaro]

Seems like the right move.

Prison looms for Oscar Pistorius after murder conviction

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murder on Thursday by a South African appeals court that described the once-glittering story of the double-amputee Olympian and Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he killed in his home in 2013, as “a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.”

The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s conviction on the less serious charge of manslaughter, adding another twist to a case that riveted people around the world because of its gripping saga of a celebrity athlete’s plunge from grace by his own hand.

“The accused ought to have been found guilty of murder on the basis that he had fired the fatal shots with criminal intent,” Justice Lorimer Eric Leach said in the courtroom in Blomefontein, in which Steenkamp’s mother, June, sat impassively. Pistorius was not there.

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Good. He should be any easy target for prison romance.

Faux 'progressives' just love the prison rape idea. Sickos.