The year 2014 year will also be remembered as the year the world came to a still and focused on the much-talked about Oscar Pistorius trail in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
The world renowned paralympian went from hero to zero when he, on the fateful morning of February 13, 2013 shot and killed his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
He was on October 14, 2014, acquitted of a murder charge, found guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced to 5 years in prison.
The state, however, applied for leave to appeal both the conviction and the sentence. While Judge Thokozile Masipa dismissed the application to appeal the sentence, she granted the state permission to appeal the verdict.
Oscar Pistorius trial grabs the world’s attention, by sabcnewsonline
– By Sipho Kekana
