South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of culpable homicide after the judge finds he killed his girlfriend by mistake, but acted negligently.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide after the judge found he killed his girlfriend by mistake.





Judge Thokozile Masipa said the athlete acted "negligently" when he fired shots through a toilet door but in the "belief that there was an intruder".

She said the state had failed to prove he intended to kill Reeva Steenkamp.

He was also found guilty on a charge of negligently handling a firearm that went off in a restaurant.

Pistorius stood impassively in the dock with his hands folded in front of him as the judge read her verdict, which leaves the disgraced sprinter facing a jail sentence of up to 15 years.


Legal experts suggest seven to 10 years is a more likely sentence.