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Oscar Pistorius Guilty of Culpable HomicidePRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius, the disabled track star who once commanded stellar heights of international competition, was found guilty of culpable homicide, equivalent to manslaughter, on Friday after being acquitted of murder charges in the killing of his girlfriend in the early hours of Feb. 14, 2013.
As she pronounced her verdicts, Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa asked Mr. Pistorius, 27, to stand in the wooden dock in the North Gauteng High Court here in the South African capital. The athlete, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and black tie, looked straight ahead, his hands crossed in front of him.
“You may take a seat,” the judge told him as she concluded her verdicts, which represented a crushing blow for the lead prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, who had demanded that Mr. Pistorius be convicted of premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp — an offense that carries a minimum jail term of 25 years.
Judge Masipa did not immediately issue a sentence. Culpable homicide, which relates to negligence rather than intent, can draw a 15-year jail term, but the judge has wide discretion in determining the sentence. It was also possible that the case could go to a higher court on appeal.
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