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The VERDICT in Oscar Pistorius Trial

Some South Africans are genuinely angry about the verdict - convinced the athlete was guilty of pre-meditated murder - while others seem frustrated with negligance clain and therefore guilty of cuplalble homicide. Legal pundits in South Africa - many of whom confidently predicted a murder verdict - are now either bitterly accusing the judge of not understanding the law, or polishing their knives in preparation for any appeal. Judge Thokozile Masipa said prosecutors did not show beyond a reasonable doubt that Pistorius was guilty of premeditated murder. The judge admitted she had doubts about several witness accounts, including those who heard a scream or cry thought to be a woman’s. “None of the witnesses had ever heard the accused cry or scream, let alone when he was anxious,” Masipa said, alluding to a chance it could have been Pistorius’ voice.

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