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Feb 14, 2006 - Nodded off at the wheel after setting off for Vicky Miles’ house, 400 miles from his, at 3am after they had a blistering row. One side of the vehicle was completely destroyed

2008 - His ex-stylist, Francois Louw, witnessed a terrifying temper tantrum

2009 - Cassidy Taylor-Memmory charged OP with assault when he punched a door so hard it fell on her leg following an argument with his then-girlfriend. Case took 4 years to settle

Feb 2009 - Boating accident

2011 - Stormed out of a BBC radio interview after taking exception to a question about his fight to take part in non-disabled athletics

Oct 2011 - Drunk and extremely abusive to 2 women at Kings of Leon concert

June/July, 2012 - Attends shooting range with friends, including Francois Hougaard, and fires at a watermelon which explodes. He says,” It’s a lot softer than brain but *advertiser censored** it feels like a zombie stopper.”

July/Aug 2012 - Temper tantrum at Paralympics when he loses a race to Brazilian, Alan Oliveira whom he wrongly accuses of using illegal blades

Room-mate, Arnu Fourie changes rooms to get away from OP’s constant screaming on the phone

Nov 2012 - Shoots through the sunroof of a car

Nov 4, 2012 - Enraged by jealousy, confronts and swears at Quinton van der Burgh at Kyalami racetrack about his relationship with Sam Taylor

Nov 2012 - Started sending threatening SMSes to Van der Burgh

Nov 2012 - Marc Batchelor, a friend of van der Burgh got involved and he and OP exchanged threatening SMSes with OP threatening to break his legs

Jan 2013 - Tasha’s shooting incident

Feb 2013 - Shoots and kills Reeva

Apr 2013 - 52 days after killing Reeva he turned up, uninvited, at a private party in Illovo, Joburg, hosted by a businessman. Guests said he was drunk, knocking back one drink after the other, including tequila shots. He hit on Kesiah Frank, a beautiful blonde model who holds a law degree. He asked her to dance and flirted with her repeatedly until she made it clear she was not interested.

Apr 2013 - Out partying with friends at the Kitchen Bar, throwing back shooters and patted a friend’s girlfriend on the bottom. Patrons were shocked and thought it horribly insensitive to go out for drinks with friends so soon after Reeva's death.

OP was accompanied by Craig Lipschitz who was involved in a vicious brawl with former bouncer, Guil Yahav. Lipschitz is always accompanied by 4 bodyguards. Yahav was implicated in the vicious murder of another bouncer, Patrick Caetano who was hacked to death with a butcher’s knife at the Kyalami Business Park and was caught on CCTV.

July 2014 – OP attended The VIP Room nightclub with Guil Yahav He was intoxicated and got involved in an argument with Jared Mortimer. The club’s bouncers were asked to remove him after he then got into a confrontation with another man.


Miscellaneous:

2002 - At 15 he was allowed to drive Carl’s car illegally around Pretoria.

2004 - Bought his first car when he was 17, too young for a driver’s licence.

Mothers had to remove their children from the gym because of his continual swearing.

His biographer Gianni Merlo said, "He could get very furious suddenly"

You may find these 2 articles interesting:-

"These were big red flags for me and I was quite surprised that no-one in the media or in his management team condemned it publicly," says Joffe. "He was showing a spoilt-brat attitude that came out a year later at the Paralympics [in 2012] when he embarrassed the country."

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26628573

This last article was written by Graeme Joffe who co-owned a racehorse with OP, a must read.

"The trials and tribulations of Oscar Pistorius (boating accident, assaults, threats) have been well documented but each time they would quickly disappear and almost treated as not a big deal. The youngster needed professional help but while he was making money for those around him, it didn’t seem to matter."

"Oscar shouldn’t have been at the Olympics in London in the first place - he didn’t qualify but pressure from sponsors and politics made sure he was selected. We will leave the dirty laundry for another day, but would be interesting to know who was paid or promised what to make sure Oscar was at the Olympics."

http://www.sport24.co.za/Columnists/GraemeJoffe/Who-is-the-real-Oscar-20130218
 
Barry Bateman retweeted
EWN Reporter @ewnreporter · 5m5 minutes ago

BREAKING #OscarPistorius NPA: "Prosecutors are now preparing the necessary papers in order to be able to file within the next few days"


Barry Bateman retweeted
EWN Reporter @ewnreporter · 7m7 minutes ago

BREAKING #OscarPistorius NPA has just announced it's plan to appeal the conviction and sentence. More on #EWN

Yesssssssssssssssssss !!! :party:

I wonder if they're appealing the acquittal on the possession charge as well.
 
NPA has just announced decision to appeal verdict and sentence.

Yes, here is the link http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/O...-Oscar-sentencing-conviction-reports-20141027
Thank goodness for this. Apart from anything else, the courts need clarification on Masipa's Judgment. My personal feeling is that Masipa's conclusions on matters of fact are so perverse that nothing but a civil prosecution will clarify these. Maybe the Steenkamps will take heart from the NPA decision.
 
Gail ‏@Just_Gail_ 7m7 minutes ago

#OscarPistorius The Social Development Department says it’s considering disciplinary action against probation officer Annette Vergeer. BB"


Then another one:

In reply to Barry Bateman
Lorraine Werner ‏@lorwerner 7m7 minutes ago

@barrybateman#OscarPistorius Let's hope they do. After 28 years service she is uninformed & biased in court,not credible in any way.


SA Gov News ‏@SAgovnews 10m10 minutes ago

Government seeks legal advice in Annette Vergeer matter #OscarPistorius http://sanews.gov.za/south-africa/government-seeks-legal-advice-annette-vergeer-matter …

How many careers TAITOJ has damaged until now???
 
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Well, he was a sprinter not a marathon runner!

Actually I read that he either did or wanted to do marathon running ... but that was when he was a lot younger.

:floorlaugh:
 
The guy Sky News were interviewing (Martin Hood) said that it would probably take a year before it got around to the actual appeal and it would probably go to the Supreme Court.
 
OK everyone Professor James Grant will be interviewed on radio 702 in just over 30 mins. Maybe he may tell us about his meeting with Nell. Here is the link:- http://702.co.za/

At top of page you'll find "listen here".
 
Yesssssssssssssssssss !!! :party:

I wonder if they're appealing the acquittal on the possession charge as well.
I hope so. Masipa's "logic" for establishing intent to possess was beyond insane!
 
Another celebrity sportsman case for Mangena

Gia Nicolaides ‏@GiaNicolaides 2 hrs2 hours ago
#SenzoMeyiwa Police have been inside Khumalo's house since early this morning. Ballistics expert Chris Mangena from #OscarTrial also here
 
Aimee Joy Pistorius @AimeePistorius · 22 Std. Vor 22 Stunden

The invasion of personal details & intimacies is not relevant, acceptable or respectful #enoughisenough

Nothing new to the top theme ......................
 
I am not sure, read about it over the weekend. It might be ONE event, as I read he was accompanied by Lipschitz on BOTH occasions. I am confused now with mention of Kitchen bar.

Will post something later on this.

The private party at the Kitchen Bar is located in Sandton
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/04/14/oscar-pistorius-parties-flirts-shops

The private party at Illovo, Joburg
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/20...double-just-52-days-after-shooting-girlfriend
 
Pistorius was said to be involved in a furious spat with TV producer Quinton van der Burgh over his relationship with the unnamed 18-year-old girl, with a public exchange in a VIP box at the Kylami motor racing circuit becoming so heated that a charged of defamation was laid against Pistorius.

eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/oscar-blade-runner-pistorius

More I don't know yet. Must have been in November 2012.

Thanks. It's already on the list. That was when OP returned from the Olympics and found out that van der Burgh had taken Sam Taylor to Dubai.
 
My understanding is that they have to seek leave to appeal from Masipa.
I would be very surprised if she refused it. She was obviously confident about her decision, so she should have no reason to assume any other court would come to a different decision. Let her put her confidence where her mouth is!

In South Africa, an appeal by the state against a verdict can only be made on a matter of law, and does not involve a retrial or the submission of any new evidence.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-conviction-sentence-south-africa-prosecutors
 
Aimee Joy Pistorius @AimeePistorius · 22 Std. Vor 22 Stunden

The invasion of personal details & intimacies is not relevant, acceptable or respectful #enoughisenough

Nothing new to the top theme ......................

Is she reading this forum, then? :thinking:
 
South African attorney, Martin Hood said: "They have to set out the grounds which they believe she made a mistake but the appeal is not only against the conviction but also the sentence. It means they effectively have two opportunities to revisit this case.

"They can argue the conviction was wrong and that it should have been a convicton for murder. And if that doesn't succeed they are also appealing against the sentence which means they argue it was too lenient and that even if it remains culpable homicide, the sentence should be more harsh."

"The application is made to Judge Masipa and the two assessorts in much the same way as we saw the proceedings take place last week and she will make a decision whether she will give leave for appeal.

"There are two possibilities - either she will give leave for appeal, in which case it will go to what we call a 'Full Bench' in the same court, or it will be referred to our Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.

"Or, if she gives refuses leave to appeal it can then be directed with a petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal."

http://www1.skysports.com/other-spo...-against-oscar-pistorius-verdict-and-sentence
 
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