Friday 12 September 2014

Oscar Pistorius Found Guilty Of Manslaughter

Yesterday Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of premeditated murder and second degree murder, but sadly he has been found guilty of manslaughter. According to the judge his conduct after the shooting was 'inconsistent' with someone who intended to commit murder, but acted negligently when he fired shots into the toilet door. There still hasn't been any sentence yet, but below are the charges and his verdict

He was also found not guilty of the first firearm charge - (firing a gun through the roof of his car)
He was found not guilty of the third firearm charge (unlawfully possessing 38 rounds of ammunition at his home without having a license).
He was found
guilty of the second firearm charge. He discharged a weapon in a public place, a restaurant called Tashas and asked his friend to take the blame. 

The judge concluded that Oscar was sufficiently trained in the use of firearms, so should not have asked for a firearm in a public place, and that no one submitted that there was an intention to pull the trigger, but that does not absolve him of the crime of negligently handling a firearm.

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