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ThisRegard

brimal wrote: »

Judge has ruled out suspended sentence or community service/house arrest

The way she was going on earlier about how she has never ever seen someone as remorseful as him, it sounded like she might let him walk.

She must be getting paid by the hour.

Meathlass

It's very drawn out isn't it.

I suppose though we get an idea of the judge's rationale in choosing the sentence but presumably this opens the door to appeals.

brimal

I think he will get 10 years.

She cited a similar case that resulted in 8 years, although OP's case is more serious

Meathlass

5 years

Meathlass

What would a manslaughter charge get here?

ThisRegard

brimal wrote: »

although OP's case is more serious

Oscar started this thread :eek:

Albertofrog

He just got a max of 5 years

brimal

Albertofrog wrote: »

He just got a max of 5 years

I heard her say max. too, that's interesting. Didn't think the max. was so low

Meathlass

He got 3 years for the firearms charge which was suspended for 5 years

Lone Stone

5 years what a load of bollox, the poor family must be furious.

Rory28

Madness. If he was caught with a bit of drugs he would get longer than that.

robinph

Sounds appropriate to me considering the case before the judge.

Can't see any grounds for appeal from anyone on this now.

Merkin

At least he got a custodial sentence. Thought at one stage he might not.

AudreyHepburn

The correct verdict overall IMO. No matter what way you try to spin it there was just never enough evidence for premeditated murder. Any other verdict would have been easily and rightly appealed by the defence.

Akrasia

The judge had a crush on him

ABajaninCork

Joke of a sentence. If he wasn't famous, he'd have been looking at a murder rap and death sentence. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME on the judge and the South African judicial system. :mad:

jobless

so he'll be out in under 3 years with good behaviour?

Notorious97

He will only serve 10 months in prison thats crazy!

Spokesperson is a cracker though haha

Call me Al

I just heard someone say 10 months in jail and the rest under house arrest.

Lone Stone

He will probaly serve 10 months aparently according to sky

SweetChaos

Yeah he will serve 10 months and the house arrest for the remainder of his sentence

SweetChaos

They said he will serve his 10 months in a hospital wing of the prison

robinph

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Joke of a sentence. If he wasn't famous, he'd have been looking at a murder rap and death sentence. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME on the judge and the South African judicial system. :mad:

No he wouldn't.

They don't have the death sentence in South Africa, and the prosecutions case would have still been just as dodgy. As evidenced during the trail, the defence really didn't need to do anything much at all (everyone here was screaming about how incompetent the defence was and how great the prosecution was).

The prosecution may have been great, but the one thing they were missing from the outset was ANY proof. The judge knew that, the defence knew that and even the prosecutions opening statement said that they had no real evidence. It really didn't need the expensive legal teams to come to this conclusion, the judge found the right verdict on the evidence available and the legal teams on either side was really just a bit of a distraction.

ABajaninCork

robinph wrote: »

No he wouldn't.

They don't have the death sentence in South Africa, and the prosecutions case would have still been just as dodgy. As evidenced during the trail, the defence really didn't need to do anything much at all (everyone here was screaming about how incompetent the defence was and how great the prosecution was).

The prosecution may have been great, but the one thing they were missing from the outset was ANY proof. The judge knew that, the defence knew that and even the prosecutions opening statement said that they had no real evidence. It really didn't need the expensive legal teams to come to this conclusion, the judge found the right verdict on the evidence available and the legal teams on either side was really just a bit of a distraction.

Sorry. We'll have to agree to disagree. IMO He murdered that poor girl. But - it's just that. My opinion.

And he won't be doing any jail time. You can bet on that.

robinph

ABajaninCork wrote: »

And he won't be doing any jail time. You can bet on that.

Where do you think he is heading to spend tonight then?

How much you willing to bet?


Edit...news just coming in...ABajaninCork has lost their bet...

https://twitter.com/justteaplease/status/524486960262701056/photo/1

ArmaniJeanss

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Sorry. We'll have to agree to disagree. IMO He murdered that poor girl. But - it's just that. My opinion.

And he won't be doing any jail time. You can bet on that.

Its not an 'agree to disagree' thing really.
You said that he would have got the death sentence, there is no such sentence in South Africa. Therefore you are wrong.

ABajaninCork

robinph wrote: »

Where do you think he is heading to spend tonight then?

How much you willing to bet?


Edit...news just coming in...ABajaninCork has lost their bet...

https://twitter.com/justteaplease/status/524486960262701056/photo/1

I'm well aware he's left in a prison van. You know very well what I meant. This sentence will be appealed...

Ash.J.Williams

I think i can hear his girly cry!

efb

His team arnt appealing his sentence I doubt the prosecution will either

ABajaninCork

I feel very sorry for the guy. I feel even more sorry for the girl and her family. All I know is that he did wrong. Very wrong.

And the punishment is not appropriate IMO.