Leslie

The eventual court decision will certainly be an interesting one I think.

Les

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

That's just showing your age!

dpb

I think hes going to walk

JDM_Stig

iTrader: (3)

over 3 years and that`s the best you can do ?

dpb

Sorry I was wrong ,

6 years


seems appropriate

David Lock

Appropriate?????


So a half drunk Afrikaner terrifies one of the most beautiful girls in the world before shooting her and her baby dead.

25 years in UK, 40 years in USA.


dl

dpb

Well you know more than me ?!

can be appealed either way

David Lock

I wouldn't claim to know any more than the rest of us but the guy was done for murder so I merely wondered why you think that 6 years is appropriate.


I didn't know the appeal route was still open - I thought this was the final conclusion.


dl

dpb

For the reasons the judge outlined - I sat through all of it

Funkii Munkii

6 years is not appropriate for taking another's life whatever his circumstances.

dpb

apparently not appealing , and could serve way less - so that doesn't seem right

but its not all about retribution of course

David Lock

Well I heard Judge talk about First Offence and what purpose would a long sentence serve. Sort of stuff you might hear for shoplifting but this was murder ffs. First Offence!! dl

JDM_Stig

iTrader: (3)

didnt he originally get 5 years and serve 9 months, so how much longer will he serve for this extra year.

matt-c

iTrader: (5)

Appeal no longer an option i heard.

6, out in 3, seems light still.

Wasn't it the same judge that gave slap on wrist last time?

Turbohot

Yes, it does seem light. I think his remorse, disability and that walking-on-stunts evidence play a big part in it being light. I felt really bad to see him give that evidence. I have to say I felt worse when I saw Reeva's badly wounded lifeless pics. Oscar at least has his life; quality of that is in question until he's in jail. His parents haven't lost their child of someone else's rage or paranoia.