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12 Sep 2014:South African lawyers argue if athlete could have foreseen someone could die, he should be guilty of common-law murder
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12 Sep 2014: Lawyers are particularly uneasy over the decision on 'dolus eventualis' murder, arguing that Pistorius could have known it was likely the person he shot would be killed
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12 Sep 2014:
Margie Orford: Oscar Pistorius’s trial put a spotlight on the pervasive male violence that has survived apartheid, with women all too often the collateral damage
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12 Sep 2014: The judge has wide discretion over sentencing for culpable homicide, and there could yet be an appeal and a civil claim
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12 Sep 2014: Sentencing to take place on 13 October as judge clears Pistorius of murder but finds him guilty of manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp
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12 Sep 2014:
Athlete to be sentenced on 13 October after judge says athlete used excessive force when he shot into toilet cubicle, killing Reeva Steenkamp
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12 Sep 2014: Roxane Gay: Reeva Steenkamp is dead, a mythical black intruder invoked, and the defence is frankly implausible. Just what does a man have to do to be found guilty of murdering a woman?
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12 Sep 2014:
Athlete who shot dead Reeva Steenkamp is cleared of premeditated murder and murder but still faces final verdicts
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12 Sep 2014:
The International Paralympic Committee said the athlete would be allowed to return after serving his sentence
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12 Sep 2014:
Judge Thokozile Masipa has found Oscar Pistorius guilty of manslaughter over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, describing him as ‘negligent’. She had cleared him of the charge of murder, stating prosecutors had not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the double-amputee Olympic athlete was guilty of premeditated murder
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12 Sep 2014:
Oscar Pistorius hears his verdict in court in Pretoria, South Africa, over the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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12 Sep 2014:
June Steenkamp said in recent magazine interview she forgave daughter's killer, and local community now wants closure
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12 Sep 2014:
Trial has taken centre stage in South African politics and produced constantly developing drama akin to a soap opera
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11 Sep 2014:
South African judge says insufficient evidence to convict Paralympian of murder, but culpable homicide still possible
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11 Sep 2014:
Judge Thokozile Masipa says Pistorius “clearly negligent” over death of Reeva Steenkamp and will deliver ruling on culpable homicide on Friday
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