Pistorious Trial:The Tweets From BBC.

Oscar Pistorius verdict: First day round-up

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius cries while the verdict is being read during the verdict in his murder trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 11 September 2014
Judge Thokozile Masipa began reading out the verdict in the trial of Oscar Pistorius for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
She gave a summary of the proceedings, analysing the evidence and the defence and prosecution cases.
But after concluding that Mr Pistorius could not have committed murder, the judge adjourned the trial saying that a charge of culpable homicide was still under consideration.Now let us look at some tweets from one of the foremost media outfit in the world,THE BBC-after this break.



BBC News looks the key moments from the first day of verdicts
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Arrival 09:30 (07:30 GMT):
Andrew Harding tweet
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Pumza Fihlani tweet
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Andrew Harding tweet
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The reading begins:
Judge Thokozile Masipa in court, Pretoria, South Africa - Thursday 11 September 2014 Judge Thokozile Masipa spoke for more than four hours
Andrew Harding tweet
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Neighbours' evidence:
Reeva Steenkamp pictured in February 2013 Reeva Steenkamp was killed by three bullets fired through the toilet door in the early hours of 14 February 2013
Andrew Harding tweet
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Tweet by the BBC's Pumza Fihlani
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Andrew Harding tweet
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Timeline and WhatsApp messages:
South African Olympic sprint star Oscar Pistorius and his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - November 2012 The couple's WhatsApp messages were read out during the trial
Tweet by the BBC's Pumza Fihlani
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Andrew Harding tweet
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Pistorius' own evidence:
Oscar Pistorius in court - 11 September 2014 The judge criticised Oscar Pistorius as a witness
Pumza Fihlani tweet
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Tweet by the BBC's Andrew Harding
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Andrew Harding tweet
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Murder charge:
June and Barry Steenkamp in court, Pretoria, South Africa - 11 September 2014 Reeva Steenkamp's parents were in court for the judgement
Tweet by the BBC's Pumza Fihlani
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Judge: "He did not subjectively foresee as a possibility that he would kill the person behind the door"
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Tweet by the BBC's Audrey Brown
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Tweet by the BBC's Pumza Fihlani
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Culpable homicide?
Security guards in the courtroom where Oscar Pistorius' verdict was being read out - Pretoria, South Africa - 11 September 2014 It was tense in the courtroom as the judge read out her verdict
Tweet by the BBC's Andrew Harding
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South African Judge Thokozile Masipa: "It is clear that his conduct was negligent"
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Tweet by the BBC's Pumza Fihlani
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