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 they were confused when
giving testimony and said most of what they said weren't accurate. She
said even if Oscar was evasive with some facts, and was a 'very poor'
witness, 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 said
he could not have faked his reaction minutes after the shooting.
She even dismissed the whatsapp message between the lovers, saying
relationships are dynamic.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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