I bet over the past few months behind closed doors he's been making all kinds of "inspector gadget" type inventions to those legs of his so when the guilty verdict comes in he will be springing about all over the place and escape into the night.........
update - 11:24: The judge has ruled out premeditated murder, which would have a mandatory life term and 25 years before parole. However, Mr Pistorius could still be found guilty of common-law murder, which carries a minimum of 15 years, or culpable homicide (manslaughter), which has a maximum of 15 years.
looks like he is going to get off with murder, manslaughter it is , which means he might not even go to jail!!
Its become theatre - it's pretty sick and unfair in my opinion to leave the victims relatives in hiatus at this point 11.33 Pistorius NOT GUILTY of murder Masipa finds Pistorius innocent or lesser charge of murder as well, but says "this is not the end of the matter", pointing out that he can still be found guilty of "culpable homicide" (manslaughter). Court adjourns for lunch.
Oh man, I wish I had had an early lunch. A horrible KFC or chicken tomato olive and cheesey garlic bread number? Hmm.
He's just negotiating his 'my story' for the press, and the envelope size is linked to this... Could take all day.
Andrew Harding Africa correspondent tweets: No sign of Judge returning... an unexpected, unexplained delay in proceedings. #OscarPistorius
Is it right that this one woman decides the outcome? (obviously based upon the evidence provided) Its a lot of pressure like. The build up to the verdict sounds like something off 3-2-1 with Ted Rogers.
13:21 Calling security or calling for help from the balcony probably would have taken as much time as it would have taken for him to go to the bathroom and discharge the four shots, the judge says. 13:21 Security personnel are in place to deal with such circumstances, the judge says. Mr Pistorius could have called for security. There is no reason why he could not have done so before venturing into the bathroom with a loaded firearm, she adds. He's going down 13:23 "I agree the conduct of the accused... may be explained by looking at his background. However, the explanation of his conduct is just that - an explanation. It does not excuse the conduct of the accused," says Judge Masipa. 13:25 However, in this case, Mr Pistorius had enough time to assess the situation and call for help, the judge argues. She says she is not convinced a reasonable person with the accused's disability would have fired four shots into the cubicle. 13:24 If the accused had awoken in the middle of the night and in darkness saw a silhouette hovering next to his bed, and had in a panic shot at that figure, only to find it was the deceased, his conduct would have been understandable and perhaps excusable, the judge says. In such a case, he would not have been expected to call security first, as he would have been faced with a real emergency.
