Pistorius 'negligent' when he shot girlfriend, judge says

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was "negligent" when he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year, South African Judge Thokozile Masipa said on Thursday.

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Published : 11 Sept 2014, 01:21 PM
Updated : 11 Sept 2014, 01:28 PM

Masipa, who adjourned the reading of her verdict until 0730 GMT (08:30am BST) on Friday, also said she was "not persuaded" that a reasonable person with Pistorius' abilities would have fired the shots that killed the law graduate and model.