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Carl Pistorius, who is facing culpable homicide charge in a 2010 road death, and sister Aimee Pistorius attend the appearance of their brother South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday.
JOHANNESBURG -The family lawyer of Oscar Pistorius says the brother of the Olympic paraplegic athlete is facing culpable homicide charge in a 2010 road death.
Laywer Kenny Oldwage would not confirm details of the case Carl Pistorius is facing, but Sunday's development is compounding the problems for the family after Oscar was charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Local media reported that Carl Pistorius was allegedly involved in a crash with a woman motorcyclist and that he was to face trial last Thursday, as his brother Oscar was facing a bail hearing.
Oscar Pistorius was released on bail Friday and his brother Carl was seen driving into the affluent villa of their uncle Arnold early Sunday, where Oscar is staying while on bail.
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He is NOT a paraplegic. Do they even edit articles in CNN anymore?
Crackheads News Network at it again.
Paralympic athlete, you mean? Not paraplegic. Amazed how bad online media is anymore. Nobody proofreads anything. The dumbing down of America is in full swing.
He was born with his condition.
This peg leg's brother should NOT be news.
It would be news if Oscar, Carl, the Detective all have the same attorney and they've all been friends and go on holiday together and when Carl arrived at the scene, he called the detective personally instead of an ambulance and other police. Not that that is the case. Just saying. I agree, it doesn't seem at all relevant at this point, does it.
I realize 'investigative reporting' pretty much went out the window in this country, but, you'd think BBC could smell a story. I think they have.
Yup, runs in the family, especially the priviledged and cashed up in S Africa. Nice job if you can get it.
This is just like the Super Bowl. The parents must not know which son to root for.
How long does it take the South African government to bring a case to trial? Are they so overburdened or just inept?
If they only have one judge and do not have to take the time to select a jury, then, there must be a long line ? Judge Roy Bean was both, but, you didn't have to wait more than two years.
Rich peoples' problems...
nice family.
So what? What does he have to do with his brothers issues?
so fed up with media covering bullshet, when they should be covering the f'd up business here in America! Whereby, we have sicko's killing Americans by the boat load!
A single Killing ain't nothing in comparison to 20 CHILDEN being MURDERED!
American Media, go F yourselves .... all I want to happen is that it happens to ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN, so you paid off traitor's can suffer what Newtown suffered!
Flouting the LAW is in their DNA
You are naughty but a love u
National Public Radio did a program discussing the justice system in South Africa and it seems to be deplorable.
Years behind in adjudicating cases, etc. Crime rates are extremely high and crimes against women appalling.
From the U.S. they appear to be so civilized but evidently it is not.
Alleged murderers come from the ghettos and the gated neighborhoods.It once again all goes back to parenting skills.I am betting that mommy and daddy have made excuses and gotten these two out of scrapes in life since they were knee high.They learned that bad behavior is ok until it escalated into murder for one son and a manslaughter charge for the other son.This is tragic for their parents but you reap what you sow.
Why are South African prosecutors just getting around to this now? Same question goes for Botha's 2011 alleged homicide he was charged with the day after testifying.
Ahhhh the great circle of life. Irresponsible birth rate growth overcrowding wars famine disease and misery. Got to love the wonderful sentiment I will have as many babies as I want regardless of the consequences to the environment or the rest of the planet. Got to love the African Asian Southern and Central American mindsets when it comes to overpopulating the carrying capacity of their enviroments. Even the Chinese try to have more than one child. The time tested solution continues to be to go over to some other group and say leave or I will kill you or give me what I need or I will kill you.
some how I got this posted on the wrong site.
Oh those crazy South Africans.
Why, exactly, should NBC readers / viewers really give a rat's behind about what is happening with murders in South Africa? As I recall, murders are a pretty common occurrence in those parts. Does anyone in the US really care whether a SA Olympic medal winner did something really stupid? Much less his brother?
Many of us care about justice for Reeva and don't like what we are seeing so far. This guy's story is outrageous and if he walks it will truly be a monumental and historic travesty of justice.
The Pistorius case just keeps getting worse and worse. I don't even want to read about it anymore. These people are just awful.
are they related to the Kennedy's ?
Wow, cannot even imagine what all families are going through. Such young people. Terribly sad.
sounds like this whole family has a screw loose,both brothers? arrested for murder? hmmmm some where thier brains arent connected to the rest of the brain
My, lovely family. Sounds like a judge will hear both cases so it won't be a jury dealing with the hero label on Oscar and letting him off . . . Aimee may be spending a lot of her time visiting prisons in the near future. I really don't buy Oscar's tears. Is Carl using tears, too, hoping to get some sympathy.
antistupidity....blah blah blah