No proof for intent – Judge Masipa
The evidence before the court did not prove intent in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, Judge Thokozile Masipa said on Thursday.
FILE PICTURE: June Steenkamp, mother of Reeva Steenkamp, is seen with flowers (foreground) during judgment in the murder trial of paralympian Oscar Pistorius in Pretoria, Thursday, 11 September 2014. Picture: Kim Ludbrook/EPA/Pool
“I now deal with legal intent…
“The evidence before this court does not support the State’s contention that this could be dolus eventualis [legal intent],” she said while handing down judgment in the High Court in Pretoria.
– Sapa
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