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Oscar Pistorius To Stand Trial For Murder After Prosecution Wins Appeal

Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius would have to stand trial for murder, after state prosecutors won their appeal for his culpable homicide charge to be set aside.

Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide last year, after he shot his then girlfriend; model Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s day 2013. The trial judge ruled Pistorius should stand trial for culpable homicide rather than murder, and thus the athlete was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty.

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