[UAH] South African court frees brother of 'Bladerunner' Oscar Pistorius
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Tears, kisses as South African court frees brother of 'Bladerunner' Oscar Pistorius
Carl Pistorius, brother of Oscar Pistorius, the superstar double-amputee Olympic athlete who shot and killed his girlfriend and is accused of murder, stands inside the court for his culpable homicide case at the Magistrate Court in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Published Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:49AM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:25AM EDT
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The brother of murder-accused Olympian Oscar Pistorius cried tears of relief as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a car accident.
The magistrate ruled Tuesday that Carl Pistorius was not negligent and that Maria Barnard was driving her motorcycle excessively fast when she crashed into the back of his vehicle in 2008. Pistorius' stepmother and sister hugged him in the court.
The prosecution said it had failed to prove its case and would take no further action.
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The case attracted interest as it came to court shortly after double-amputee Olympics star Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.
Oscar Pistorius, 26, is charged with premeditated murder in the shooting he says was accidental because he mistook her for a burglar.
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