THE Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein has overturned a verdict of culpable homicide and has found Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder.
News of the verdict broke shortly after 10.30am, and Twitter has exploded.
The Paralympic athlete will now appear before Judge Thokhozile Masipa once again to be sentenced.
Judge Thokozile Masipa after hearing the SCA's verdict on #OscarPistorius pic.twitter.com/N4mF9oX7bA
— SPKSPERSON SA HAMMANSKRAAL (@PuleSebola) December 3, 2015
Judge Masipa must not give Oscar a tiny sentence now. She must save her dignity and credibility. #OscarPistorius
— I have an MBA degree! (@JackDevero) December 3, 2015
Judge Masipa now has to sentence #OscarPistorius. Oscar you should have just walked away from the damn relationship. pic.twitter.com/LQYbIn3tO8
— Alice Oriokot (@AliceOriokot) December 3, 2015
On #OscarPistorius ,some may say "Justice delayed is justice denied" but I say "Better late than Never" #JusticeForReeva @kuliroberts
— My Surname is Khan™ (@ejaz_k) December 3, 2015
Can #OscarPistorius appeal the appeal ruling, or is he now going where he should be for a V V LONG time! #murderer
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) December 3, 2015
A big day for South African civil society, with a legal system so sophisticated it can admit mistakes. Take a bow SA #OscarPistorius
— Tim Butcher Author (@timbobutcher) December 3, 2015
He FOUGHT super hard given what a horrible witness his client was. I'd hire him any day #OscarPistorius #BarryRoux https://t.co/6O7fucc8As
— Miss LeloB 🏳️🌈 (@MsLeloB) December 3, 2015
Leach knows what's up. What I've been saying all along. #OscarPistorius https://t.co/LsS5TrNvsv
— Yaël Levey (@yaellevey) December 3, 2015
Judge Masipa be like… #OscarPistorius pic.twitter.com/72I9eutpv7
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) December 3, 2015
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