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Oscar Pistorius verdict: Athlete found NOT guilty of Reeva Steenkamp murder

The judge in Oscar Pistorius' trial said he can't be found guilty of murder but that he was negligent in the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, raising the possibility of a culpable homicide charge.




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Oscar Pistorius was once an inspirational athlete... but he is now a broken man after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius stood unmoved and expressionless in the dock as he was found guilty of the manslaughter 19 months after shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to death.




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Oscar Pistorius WILL be allowed to compete again despite being found guilty of the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp, according to Paralympics chiefs

Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete again despite being found guilty for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp, according to International Paralympics Committee chiefs.




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Oscar Pistorius's ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor 'feared he'd kill her'

Samantha Taylor, who dated the paralympian for 18-months, claims he made her sit on a naughty step and would drive at 200mph after he flew into a rage at her.




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Reeva Steenkamp's parents tell of fury at judge as legal experts criticise her decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius of murder

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp have accused Oscar Pistorius of lying in court after repeatedly telling the judge he believed the model was an intruder.




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Oscar Pistorius set for second round in the dock

EXCLUSIVE: Psychologist Dr Denise Bjorkman tells MailOnline just why the judge found the athlete such a 'poor' and 'evasive' during his murder trial in Pretoria.




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Oscar Pistorius allowed to compete at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The South African double-amputee has been found guilty of culpable homocide after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home but has not yet been sentenced. 




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Towering rages. Other women. Lies. Why I feared gun-crazy Pistorius would kill my daughter

Sammy Taylor, whom Oscar dated until three months before Reeva's death, was a key witness at the trial. Here, her mother Trish says Reeva’s death was ‘an accident waiting to happen’.




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Oscar Pistorius exposed as a 'serial cheat who had affairs'

Oscar Pistorius has been exposed as a love cheat who had affairs behind Reeva Steenkamp's back. He was also dating student Sam Taylor, Jenna Edkins, Erin Stear and ex-girlfriend Vicky Miles.




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Pistorius admits being 'haunted' by 'dark side' in e-mail never shown during murder trial

Oscar Pistorius admitted he was ‘haunted’ by his ‘dark side’ in an email. The email is printed in full in a new book written by the mother of one of his former lovers, Sammy Taylor.




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Oscar Pistorius got away with murder of my sister, says Adam Steenkamp in first interview

Adam Steenkamp brands Oscar Pistorius an outright killer who should have been found guilty of deliberate murder after blasting gunshots through the door of the toilet where his girlfriend Reeva was.




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Oscar Pistorius to cash in on killing Reeva Steenkamp with a book

Pistorius' manager Peet van Zyl has confirmed that Oscar Pistorius plans to write the book, which the pair discussed before the double-amputee was convicted on Friday.




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Oscar Pistorius' ex girlfriend Samantha Taylor reveals his violent mood swings

Oscar Pistorius's former girlfriend has described the chilling moment she came face to face with the paralympian as he sat in the South African court room listening to his former lover desribe his 'angry possessive rages.'




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Oscar Pistorius 'made call to ex before killing Reeva Steenkamp'

Pistorius, 27, spoke to ex Jenna Edkins, 25, who was stored in his phone as 'Babyshoes', for nine minutes on the evening of killing Reeva Steenkamp.




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Wellington's Scorch-O-Rama slammed for Oscar Pistorius joke printed on receipts

Scorch-O-Rama cafe, in Wellington, New Zealand, printed the 'joke' on their receipts, leading to public outrage.




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Oscar Pistorius in court for sentencing over killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius is a 'broken man' after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a psychologist told the athlete's sentencing hearing. He could get up to 15 years in jail.




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As Oscar Pistorius is sentenced, new evidence raises more questions

Barry Bateman was the first journalist to arrive at Pistorius' home following the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp. He says important evidence was ignored by both prosecution and defence.




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Oscar Pistorius told to keep his 'blood money' by parents of Reeva Steenkamp

Reeva Steenkamp's parents rejected £21,000 of 'blood money' from Oscar Pistorius after he shot dead their daughter, a court heard on Tuesday.




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Oscar Pistorius cast as a 'poor victim' in hope of lenient sentence, claim prosecution in hearing over Reeva Steenkamp killing

Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a 'poor victim' ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday during day two of the hearing in Pretoria.




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Reeva Steenkamp's parents rejected £21k from Oscar Pistorius, court told

The Paralympian has returned to court in Pretoria for his sentencing hearing that will determine whether he serves up to 15 years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp or walk free.




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Oscar Pistorius hearing sees Reeva Steenkamp's sobbing family recall the moment they heard of her death

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin sobbed while testifying on Wednesday how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend.




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Reeva Steenkamp's parents admit accepting £6,300 payments from Oscar Pistorius

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will not pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and will pay back around £6,300 that the athlete gave them in monthly instalments.




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Oscar Pistorius court hears South African officials insist jails are not full of violence

South African prison bosses have hit back at 'inaccurate, serious allegations' in the Oscar Pistorius trial that the country's jails are violent and disease-ridden. 




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Oscar Pistorius trial sees Reeva Steenkamp's cousin talk about shooting

In heart-wrenching testimony that reduced many in the Pretoria courtroom to tears, Kim Martins said the death of Miss Steenkamp (inset) had 'ruined our whole family'.




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Oscar Pistorius must 'pay' with prison sentence... but we're not interested in revenge, insists Reeva Steenkamp's cousin

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin says Oscar Pistorius must 'pay for what he's done' and testified that she didn't believe the sincerity of the athlete's courtroom apology to her family.




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Oscar Pistorius's life is in danger if he goes to prison after 'death threat' from prison gang leader 'The General', claims defence

Oscar Pistorius's defence lawyer has repeated claims that a ruthless prison gang leader has threatened to 'take out' the Olympian if he is given preferential treatment in prison.




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'Oscar Pistorius faces death if he goes to jail' claims lawyers

Khalil Subjee - known as The General - said he would 'take out' the double-amputee if his fame and wealth bought him an easy time behind bars, the Pretoria court heard today. 




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Oscar Pistorius's sister accuses hitman Mikey Schultz of mouthing abuse at her

Self-confessed hitman Mikey Schultz is said to have mouthed 'f*** you' at Aimee Pistorius after she expressed discomfort that he was occupying a place in court normally reserved for the sprinter's family.




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Oscar Pistorius prosecutor demands long prison sentence for Blade Runner

The athlete's sister Aimee, brother Carl, uncle Arnold and aunt Lois have been in court for almost every day of the seven-month trial in Pretoria.




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Oscar Pistorius must get atleast 10 years for killing Reeva Steenkamp, claims prosecution

Lawyers have been presenting their final arguments on Friday to Judge Thokozile Masipa at the end of the double-amputee athlete's sentencing hearing.




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Oscar Pistorius if jailed faces being held with Czech inmate on trial for torture

A cell has been set aside for Pistorius in a wing of just six cells at Pretoria Central prison, which is guarded by a special task force and where Radovan Krejcir, pictured, is being held




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Oscar Pistorius could be held in same Pretoria prison as Radovan Krejcir... the Czech inmate on trial for torture

Oscar Pistorius faces being jailed in the same high security prison as a notorious Czech prisoner on trial for torture. The athlete is due to discover his fate on Tuesday when he is sentenced.




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Reeva Steenkamp's sister pleads with judge to jail Oscar Pistorius for twenty years

The sister of Reeva Steenkamp has called for Oscar Pistorius to be handed a harsh jail sentence for her murder, saying it would set a 'precedent all around the world'.




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Craig Brown reviews Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: Wages of spin: Did legendary adman Tom Bell really swear in front of Mrs Thatcher and why does he admit he worked for Pinochet, but not Oscar Pistorius?

The anomaly at the heart of Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: half the time, Bell is bragging about preferring lying to telling the truth. The other half, he is standing on his high horse. 




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Oscar Pistorius' sister Aimee speaks for first time to say she'll always love him

Aimee Pistorius made the dramatic show of support today alongside her other brother, Carl, ahead of their middle sibling's sentencing tomorrow.




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Reeva Steenkamp's sister pleads with judge to jail Oscar Pistorius for twenty years

Reeva Steenkamp's sister Simone Cowburn has made a desperate plea to the Pretoria judge who will sentence Oscar tomorrow to hand down a heavy prison sentence to show that disability is no excuse.




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OSCAR PISTORIUS TIMELINE: How the events unfolded over 18 months

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp. Here, we look at the timeline of events from start to finish.




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Oscar Pistorius was once an inspiration... now he's a broken man jailed for manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp

MARTHA KELNER: Oscar Pistorius was once the most famous and inspirational Paralympic athlete in the world. But now he is in prison for five years and his world has fallen apart.




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Oscar Pistorius WON'T compete in Paralympic sport until 2019 as IPC stand firm on five-year sentence for manslaughter 

Oscar Pistorius will not be allowed to compete in Paralympic sport until 2019 after he was sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp.




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Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp - but his legal team have claimed that he is expected to serve around 10 months in jail.




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Boxer and former Premier League striker Curtis Woodhouse appears to ridicule Oscar Pistorius sentencing

Boxer and former Birmingham City and Sheffield United striker Curtis Woodhouse has caused uproar on Twitter for messages on his profile ridiculing the Oscar Pistorius trial.




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Oscar Pistorius is locked up in solitary cell as he starts FIVE-YEAR sentence

The disgraced athlete was led down to holding cells as he was handed a five-year prison term after the judge ruled that a non-custodial sentence would send the 'wrong message to the community'.




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Five Years: Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to jail in South Africa for shooting dead his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Star athlete Oscar Pistorius began serving a five year sentence behind the towering walls of a grim South African prison on Tuesday after a sensational trial for killing his girlfriend.




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Oscar Pistorius could be back on the track soon but pay-days are over for Paralympian 

Oscar Pistorius has been handed the dubious chance to resurrect his athletics career after being sentenced to what could be as little as 10 months’ imprisonment for shooting his girlfriend dead.




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Reeva Steenkamp's parents speak out after Oscar Pistorius's five-year prison term

Pistorius, 27, known as the Blade Runner, was yesterday jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, but could be out of prison in one-sixth of the time.




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Oscar Pistorius survives his first night in hell-hole jail

The convicted killer was dressed in an orange prison-issue jumpsuit and seemed to be coping 'so far so good' when he was seen by a prison official at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.




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Oscar Pistorius is 'crying himself to sleep at night in prison' 

Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius is currently being assessed by prison authorities in Pretoria as to whether the Olympic star represents a suicide risk.




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Jimmy Carr's Oscar Pistorius joke shocks Q Awards 2014 audience

The 42-year-old presented the Best Act In The World Today award to rock band Kasabian but not before joking about the heartbreaking death of Reeva Steenkamp. 




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Oscar Pistorius 'cried to sleep' in prison after being handed five-year term for killing Reeva Steenkamp 

Oscar Pistorius cried himself to sleep on the first night of his five-year jail term for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.




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Prosecutors in Oscar Pistorius case consider appeal which could see him face a murder conviction

Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case have consulted with a criminal law expert over a possible appeal, which means the Olympic runner could face a murder conviction again.