According to a report via BBC.com, former Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder. The verdict came in after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict.
According to the report, Pistorius is currently under house arrest; however, Pistorius will have to return to court to be re-sentenced, for murder. The report revealed that the minimum sentence for murder is 15 years, but judges can apply some discretion.
The report stated that South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the lower court did not correctly apply the rule of dolus eventualis – whether Pistorius knew that a death would be a likely result of his actions.
The minimum sentence for murder is 15 years but judges can apply some discretion. The report revealed that South Africa law does now make provisions for an individual to be placed under house arrest for more than five years. This essentially means that Pistorius will be retunring to prison.
With news of the verdict, Africans reached out to social media platform “Twitter” in order to have their say on the matter.
The tweets can be found below:
#OscarPistorius finally found guilty of murder, it’s a shame we will never know the truth of that night, but it was murder whatever happend
— Jonathan Palmer (@jonnyp) December 3, 2015
Fully anticipated the #OscarPistorius verdict change, but my blood still froze when I heard it ?? — DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) (@DJFreshSA) December 3, 2015
I think he must be free #OscarPistorius
— Mpho (@9th_Commandment) December 3, 2015
6 yr old B’s response on hearing the #OscarPistorius news this morning, “um, I don’t think you just shoot someone by accident” #wisewords — Laura Wood (@mrslaurawood) December 3, 2015
So someone has finally realised that #OscarPistorius only serving a year in prison is a joke! #GetBackInThatHole
— MattBollen (@MattBollen07) December 3, 2015
#OscarPistorius: The wheels of justice grind slowly. But they do grind. It was a cold blooded murder. Justice has been served ! — The Alpha Male™ (@joekyalo) December 3, 2015
Finally some justice for #RevaSteenkamp – #OscarPistorius
— Michael Dewhurst (@mdewhurstuk) December 3, 2015
Rather embarrassing that the SCA had to overturn the earlier judge’s ruling … #OscarPistorius All judges should be of the quality of SCA — Deon Fialkov (@777productions) December 3, 2015
The justice goes on top again. Oscar is found guilty , South African Rise up. #OscarPistorius #RIPReeva
— #FMHopping (@CPTtwins) December 3, 2015
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