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250K rand bail ..... BBC saying about £20k.
And he has to avoid he's home.
Trail June 4th
And he has to avoid he's home.
Trail June 4th
Bail granted - R1m - cash R100,000, R900,000 furnish guarantee and surety. Accused to be released upon payment of cash upon following conditions:
appear in person in court C Pretoria on 4th June and thereafter
suurender all passports and travel documents before Monday
refrain from applying from any travel documents
Cannot go to an airport
must give up all guns
refrain from any communication with any witnesses
placed under supervision of a probation officer
accused shall inform officials of all journeys, before he makes them
must apply to travel outside of Pretoria
must allow access by court officials at all times
refrain from using drugs or alcohol
must not be accused of another offence against women!
will not return to his house or make contact with anyone at his estate other than 1 family
Matter postponed until June 4th.
Piss poor decision.
I am pretty sure I heard the prosecuting lawyer and possible the judge refer to culpable homicide (as arguably the minimum OP can face). What is an average sort of sentence for that in SA?
Bail granted - R1m - cash R100,000, R900,000 furnish guarantee and surety. Accused to be released upon payment of cash upon following conditions:
must not be accused of another offence against women!
Matter postponed until June 4th.
Piss poor decision.
I am pretty sure I heard the prosecuting lawyer and possible the judge refer to culpable homicide (as arguably the minimum OP can face). What is an average sort of sentence for that in SA?
They did mention it. I have no idea - someone said 15 years the other day. I will try to find out.
I cannot believe the number of women I have spoken to in the last few days that are saying "poor Oscar".
Your reply back to that should be "poor Reeva"
Well precisely, but it is extremely worrying. My wife says that most of the women she has spoken to are saying that it was an accident and poor him, boo hoo. They seem to think that arming yourself up to the eyeteeth is perfectly normal and well done him for trying to defend his property and his girlfriend!
I also see that one of his friends has been on CNN going on about the perceived level of crime in these secure estates. People do seem to have a siege mentality, driven by their own paranoia. It is unbelievable and very, very sad and Oscar's defence team are going to ramp this up now between now and the trial.
I can absolutely guarantee that their reaction to this would be totally different if Oscar's surname was Mchunu. My concern now is that we are going to hear lots of stories about how the white person lives in fear in South Africa, how the government do nothing about it and how gun controls were bought in so that the white man cannot defend himself. And a whole raft of other bigoted bollocks.
But it will make for great viewing back here.
The Pistorious family are going to have some hefty legal bills...
BBC News - Oscar Pistorius brother Carl also facing homicide trial
I am pretty sure I heard the prosecuting lawyer and possible the judge refer to culpable homicide (as arguably the minimum OP can face). What is an average sort of sentence for that in SA?
There is no minimum sentence for Culpable Homicide and I cannot find anything about average sentences. Will see how his brother gets on first...