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South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius reacts as judgment is being handed down in the High Court in Pretoria on September 12, 2014, where he was found guilty of culpable homicide. Oscar Pistorius was on found guilty of culpable homicide on September 12 and faced a potential lengthy jail term for shooting dead his glamorous girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013, in a case that shattered the Paralympian hero’s glittering career. Pistorius was acquitted of a more serious charge of murder, but South African Judge Thokozile Masipa said that he had acted “negligently” in killing the blonde law graduate, named as one of the world’s 100 sexiest women. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ALON SKUY
The world is reacting strongly to the verdict and the possible sentence for Olympic star Oscar Pistorius. He was convicted of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but he avoided the more serious charge of premeditated murder. CCTV America’s Guy Henderson reports.
Before Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide, he was a celebrated as hero and for his ability as an athlete. CCTV Americas’s Dan Williams reports on the rise and fall of the man known across the globe as “blade runner”.
The murder trial lasted six months and the case stretched for nearly two years. Pistorius faces anywhere from just a fine, to house arrest or a prison sentence of up to 15 years. A judge will reveal his fate in a month.
For more on the trial and verdict of Oscar Pistorius, CCTV America was joined by Michael Wildes. He is legal analyst and former federal prosecutor.
