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South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius leaves the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on September 11, 2014.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murder, but could face a lesser charge

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After a long and very public trial, Oscar Pistorius will not be convicted of murder — but he could still go to prison for “culpable homicide.” Many South Africans were shocked by the acquittal for murder, since Pistorius did not come off well during the trial.

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