As the court considers whether culpable murder should be upgraded to murder,the fundamentals of the country’s constitution are being reaffirmed, argues Mandy WienerNearly three years since that fateful Valentine’s night when Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend, and Reeva Steenkamp,it feels like the case has permeated South African society so totally that it’s become impossible to escape. Just when we think we can bound on, it bubbles back to the surface. Now, and our headlines and Twitter timelines are full of debate around the state’s appeal to the supreme court yesterday,where it was argued that Thokozile Masipa’s judgement of culpable murder should be upgraded to murder. Related: Oscar Pistorius prosecutors ask supreme court to convict him of murder Related: Oscar Pistorius: the case for and against a murder conviction Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com