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| Oscar Pistorius' Family Showing Relief after he was granted bail |
After much deliberation, going through Pistorius' Statement, and recounting in detail the evidence provided by the Police, the magistrate, Desmond Nair then went further to recall the roots and history of bail in South Africa.
He turned to the legal definition of bail, which originated in the 7th century in England, he noted.
He further said his job is not to ascertain guilt, but where the interests of justice lie in relation to bail.
He said bail serves the public interest because it reduces the number of
prisoners in an already overcrowded system and reduces the number of
families deprived of a breadwinner.
The only person who knows what happened is the accused, and we are dealing with circumstantial evidence, Nair said.
Desmond Nair said bail is fixed at 1m rand($112,800) a cash amount of 100,000 rand to be deposited where the accused will be detained, plus a further 900,000 rand as a gurantee and surety.
Nair also said the "improbabilities" in Pistorius's story "are quite pronounced".
Why did he not ascertain Steenkamp's wherabouts? Why did he not verify who was in the toilet? Why did she not scream back from the toilet? Why did the deceased and the accused not escape through the bedroom door rather than venture into the toilet? Why would the accused venture into danger knowing the intruder was in the toilet, leaving himself open to attack? He returned to the dangerous area. What if the intruder was waiting for him?
He has difficulty with the defence's version of why the accused changed his place in the bed.
Oscar Pistorius was shaking and crying, as the magistrate summarized the evidence.
After all said and done, Oscar Pistorius was granted bail.
Bail Condition: Why did he not ascertain Steenkamp's wherabouts? Why did he not verify who was in the toilet? Why did she not scream back from the toilet? Why did the deceased and the accused not escape through the bedroom door rather than venture into the toilet? Why would the accused venture into danger knowing the intruder was in the toilet, leaving himself open to attack? He returned to the dangerous area. What if the intruder was waiting for him?
He has difficulty with the defence's version of why the accused changed his place in the bed.
Oscar Pistorius was shaking and crying, as the magistrate summarized the evidence.
After all said and done, Oscar Pistorius was granted bail.
Desmond Nair said bail is fixed at 1m rand($112,800) a cash amount of 100,000 rand to be deposited where the accused will be detained, plus a further 900,000 rand as a gurantee and surety.
Of course, there will be several reactions on this. coming up later...
Uhmmmm I'm so surprised was granted bail after all. We are watching
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