Oscar Pistorius bail hearing
Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail over charges that he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Oscar Pistorius to be released on bail
Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail. In a lengthy judgement magistrate Desmond Nair said:
"The accused has made a case to be released on bail"
In his ruling, which lasted almost two hours, Magistrate Desmond Nair said he could not find that Pistorius had been established as a flight risk, or enough evidence of propensity to violence.
He also said he does not think granting bail would cause public outrage.
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