After his murder trial which began in March with 41 days of testimony spread over months,Oscar Pistorious has been found not guilty of premeditated murder(Intentional killing )of his girlfriend Reeva Stekamp.
The double amputee who was in tears through out the reading of the verdict by Judge Thokozile Masipa ,may be charged with Culpable Homicide(Manslaughter).
He failed the reasonable man's test which was based on what a reasonable thinking person would do in the samesituation.The judge ruled that a reasonable person would have made a call to security not just rush to shoot.She said he failed to take a reasonable step and his conduct was negligent
The sentencing which continues tomorrow is purely based the discretion of the judge and precedence(Previous cases) .
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