As prosecutors today outlined their case against South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, providing details that they say indicates a premeditated act of murder against his girlfriend, his lawyers swatted at each bit of evidence on the dramatic second day
All it lacks is Johnnie Cochrane, Robert Shapiro and a cricket bat that doesn’t fit, and Oscar Pistorius might just walk out of court a free man
A South African appeals court has increased the severity of the conviction against former Olympic star Oscar Pistorius, raising it from manslaughter to murder for the death of his girlfriend. The case is being sent back to the original judge for a new sentencing of up to 15 years behind ...
Roux asked Taylor for details about the time he supposedly shot the gun out of the sunroof, but Taylor could not remember the name of the highway or the location in South Africa. She testified that Pistorius was angry and irritated after the traffic stop, even though he was not driving. ...
Olympic track-star Oscar Pistorius arrived in court facing charges of killing his fashion-model girlfriend, in a high-profile murder case that has stunned South Africans and the world. VOA's Ndimyake Mwakalyelye talks to VOA's correspondent Anita Powell from Johannesburg about the case.TV ...
Pistorius will appear in court Tuesday morning for a bail hearing. His attorneys are expected to argue against the charge of premeditated murder. His family has said the shooting was an accident. The news comes as more details emerge about the incident on Thursday morning in which Pistorius alle...
Oscar Pistorius didn’t consciously pull the trigger the night he shot and killed his girlfriend, the sprinter testified at his murder trial Tuesday. The Olympic and Paralympic athlete said he was “overcome with a sense of terror and vulnerability” before he shot through a closed bathroom do...
When Oscar Pistorius was convicted(证明有罪的)murder last month, the judge described the case as a “human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions". The Paralympic athlete's fall from grace made this comparison appropriate: overcoming severe disability to reach“Olympian heights", falling in love with...
PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa’s police head has appointed its top detective as the new lead investigator in the Oscar Pistorius murder case. Article content [np_storybar title=”Oscar Pistorius detective facing attempted murder charges for firing on bus” link=”http://sports....
Pistorius' uncle, Arnold Pistorius, gave the family's initial reaction: "This is a big burden off our shoulders and Oscar's," he said. "We would really like to show our deep -- how grateful we are of Judge Masipa, who has found Oscar not guilty of murder. ... it won't bring Re...