Oscar will get 5 years: Twitter gets offended

Stuart Thomas: Senior reporter via Oct 21, 201 celebrity athlete became murder accused Oscar Pistorius will serve five years in jail. Pistorius who shot and killed his female friend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of 14 February 2013, used to be found responsible of culpable murder late remaining week, as well as an past cost of recklessly capturing a firearm in public. The 5 years is for the former, while the latter noticed him receive a 3-12 months suspended sentence. The trial, which has dragged on far longer than many at the start expected, has nonetheless captured the eye of the South African public and the world at massive. simply how interested individuals have been within the case used to be illustrated again these days by way of the way Twitter reacted as decide Thokozile Masipa read out her sentence. while some felt that justice had finally been served, most were vocally critical of the sentence, suggesting that it was once far too gentle.

 

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