Judge says state has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that Oscar Pistorius is guilty of premeditated murder – @Reuters
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) September 11, 2014
He may still be convicted of a lesser crime.
I reckon #Pistorius will get manslaughter
— Caroline (@carolinebarwick) September 11, 2014
Developing…
Could still be Pistorius guilty of Murder (but not premeditated) but think the judge erring towards Culpable Homicide: provable. #OscarTrial
— Paul Marr (@SerendipitySays) September 11, 2014
About to start again – Next the Judge deals with if OP intended to murder an intruder. # Pistorius
— lucy thornton (@lucethornton) September 11, 2014
Oj pistorius looks like getting away with this murder charge #PistoriusTrial
— martyunited (@LonerganMartin) September 11, 2014
Judge notes that #Pistorius claimed he suspected an intruder; no evidence to contradict this, she says.
— Geoffrey York (@geoffreyyork) September 11, 2014
at his bench, #Pistorius is crying, with his head bowed, as Judge reaches key points of her ruling
— Geoffrey York (@geoffreyyork) September 11, 2014
#Pistorius case #live… Judge implying he intended to shoot, but unclear he intended to kill.
— Charlotte Everett (@NZ_Globetrotter) September 11, 2014
Judge seems to accept #Pistorius version that he believed he was shooting at an intruder; he had no time to invent an excuse so fast
— Geoffrey York (@geoffreyyork) September 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/GiselleUgarte/status/510013272829861888
for several minute now, #Pistorius has been shaking and sobbing. He is consoled by one of his lawyers as Judge takes lunch break
— Geoffrey York (@geoffreyyork) September 11, 2014
Wait. A lunch break? Really?
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.