Judge Masipa has read much of her judgement and she's just found Oscar Pistorius not guilty of murder. The judge said
there were not enough facts to prove the most serious charge of
pre-meditated murder. She said the case was based entirely on
circumstantial evidence and dismissed the witness testimony. She said
the witnesses were unreliable as most of what they said weren't
accurate. She said even if Oscar was evasive with some facts, it doesn't
mean he's guilty of murder. She explained that Oscar's reaction after
killing Reeva shows he didn't have criminal intent, hadn't foreseen he'd
killed her. She also said evidence did not support the state's claim of second degree murder.
"The state has not proved beyond
reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of premeditated murder.
There are just not enough facts to support such a finding'- she said.
While he's not guilty of premeditated murder, he awaits to find out if
he's guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter) which is the negligent
death of another. It means there was no intention to kill but the
killing is unlawful. The court has adjourned for early lunch.
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