Oscar Pistorius Trial
Oscar Pistorius could be released from Prison in three years despite being guilty of Reeva
Steenkamp's murder
The Daily Telegraph
By Rozina Sabur, Aislinn Laing and Stuart Graham
Summary
• Oscar Pistorius found guilty of murder in appeal
• Reeva Steenkamp's mother breathes sigh of relief in court
• Pistorius to be resentenced in Pretoria after Christmas
• Pistorius considering appealing new verdict
• Inside Oscar Pistorius' former prison cell
• Reeva Steenkamp's mother breathes sigh of relief in court
• Pistorius to be resentenced in Pretoria after Christmas
• Pistorius considering appealing new verdict
• Inside Oscar Pistorius' former prison cell
Reeva Steenkamp's family have said their ordeal was "over now" after one of the longest and most closely watched trials in recent history had its ruling overturned.
Eric Leach (South Africa's Supreme Court Judge) has described the case as a human tragedy "of Shakespearean proportions" as he found Oscar Pistorius guilty of his girlfriends' death, Reeva Steenkamp.
Judge Eric Leach, who read the ruling, said "Pistorius was a young man who overcame huge physical disabilities to reach Olympian heights as an athlete."
This was the cell that Oscar Pistorius was located in for a year whilst under the sentence of Manslaughter. He was in here up to October...he could be re-sentenced for 15 years under the sentence of Murder.
Reeva Steenkamp's family say: 'We can get on with our lives'
This was the cell that Oscar Pistorius was located in for a year whilst under the sentence of Manslaughter. He was in here up to October...he could be re-sentenced for 15 years under the sentence of Murder.
Reeva Steenkamp's family say: 'We can get on with our lives'
This was said by the family after the verdict for Oscar Pistorius was read.
What do I think about this article?
I think that this article is key to lay among the headlines of the news currently as it is about an famous athlete who is known to many of the public worldwide. Not only is it key, but it is also an update of a case that started in 2014, therefore it is significant to update the public on a news story which they (including myself) are interested and intrigued in.
In my opinion, I think that Oscar Pistorius' charge of Manslaughter should've stayed the same but I also think it is good that he was charged with Murder because it leaves Reeva Steenkamp's family at ease and rest knowing Oscar has been held responsible for her death.
You included a perfect mixture of your opinion and fact and analysed the consequences that will be faced due to the result of this trail. It is also good that your used quotes from the article in order to put your point across.
ReplyDeletePerhaps try and see how there may be an element of bias in the quotes you used, how the people who wrote the article may have had some opinion in matter.
I think you used good amounts of opinion in your writing, however to improve you should think more about the context of the article, what is the significance of where it was written from? (for example)
ReplyDeleteYou effectively covered the story, including appropriate information and evidence for the audience to make sense of the story. Likewise, you also added your own personal views and explained why you found it relevant.
ReplyDeleteTo improve, you could comment on where you found the article (distribution) and the political views of the distributor and the writer.