South African journalists in the Twittersphere are buzzing late tonight over new revelations about the brother of paralympic champion and accused murderer Oscar Pistorius.
Turns out that his brother, Carl, has also been charged with homicide in the traffic death of a woman biker. Like famed sibling Oscar, Carl also claims it was all a horrible accident.
Ok, so get this… Carl Pistorius, Oscar's brother, also faces trial over killing a woman in what he says was an accident. #KontVerstom
— Ivor Price (@ivorprice) February 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/PatrickConroySA/status/305549183740432384
The trial has been postponed until next month.
Culpable homicide case against Carl Pistorius – over 2010 accident death of woman biker – postponed to next month. @eNCAnews
— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) February 24, 2013
#OscarPistorius Kenneth Oldwage confirms to Sky that Carl Pistorius (OP's brother) is facing culpable homicide charge. Trial end of March
— Alex Crawford (@AlexCrawfordSky) February 24, 2013
What a mess.
https://twitter.com/missBeckyBabey/status/305559076014796801
In other Pistorius news, the family claims several of their Twitter accounts were hacked.
Statement was in response to this tweet earlier today "@carlpistorius Thank-you to every person that has prayed for both families, Osca"
— Hasina Gori (@MiZz_haSiNa) February 23, 2013
The tweet has since been deleted off @carlpistorius account.
— Hasina Gori (@MiZz_haSiNa) February 23, 2013
#Breaking #OscarPistoius first words. Tweeted by brother RT @carlpistorius Thank-you to every person that has prayed for both families, Osca
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) February 23, 2013
Goodbye:
Twitter accounts for @carlpistorius and @aimeepistorius will be deleted following today's hack, family says. (SABC)
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) February 23, 2013
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