Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of manslaughter today, over the Valentine's Day shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
The blade runner stood impassively in the dock with his hands folded in front of him, as the judge convicted him of culpable homicide. He faces up to 15 years in jail but could walk free from court with a suspended term when he is sentenced on October 13.
Delivering the verdict, Judge Thokozile Masipa said:
“Having regard to the totality of this evidence in this matter, the unanimous decision of this court is the following: on count one, murder... the accused found not guilty and is discharged. Instead he is found guilty of culpable homicide.”
Steenkamp's father Barry leaned forward in his seat when the manslaughter verdict was read, while her mother, June, showed no reaction. Members of Pistorius's family embraced the shamed paralympian.
He was granted bail but will remain in the custody of his uncle until sentencing next month.
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