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Guilty Of Murder: Oscar Pistorius has been convicted of murder and will spend a minimum of 15 yrs in jail




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29-yr-old ParaOlympian Oscar Pistorius has been convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The South African’s conviction was handed out by Judge Eric Leach who overturned a previous conviction of South African manslaughter.

Pistorius was released from jail on October 19th, having spent one day less than 12 months there.

His lawyers are trying to include that year in his sentence. They also want a light security jail considering his walking capability.

His sentence will likely be 15 to 19 years without exception.

“This case involves a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions,” Judge Eric Leach said as he started reading the ruling. “A young man overcomes huge physical disabilities to reach Olympian heights as an athlete. In doing so he becomes an international celebrity, he meets a young woman of great natural beauty and a successful model, romance blossoms, and then, ironically on Valentine’s Day, all is destroyed when he takes her life.”

Reeva Steenkamp’s mother has welcomed the ruling.

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