12/09/2014 BBC News at One

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is found guilty

of the manslaughter of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

After being cleared yesterday of murdering Ms Steenkamp

when he shot her though a toilet door, Pistorius today heard

Instead, he is found guilty of culpable homicide.

The athlete was besieged as he walked free on bail until

his sentencing next month - he faces a maximum of 15 years in jail.

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-- ambulance chiefs. Good afternoon

and welcome to the BBC News at One. The South African athlete,

Oscar Pistorius, who shot dead his girlfriend Reeva

Steenkamp, is facing up to 15 years in jail after being found guilty of

culpable homicide, or manslaughter, The judge, Thokozile Masipa,

who yesterday cleared Pistorius of murder, said he'd acted

negligently when he fired shots through a toilet door in the belief

that there was an intruder. The verdict is the culmination

of a dramatic six-month trial in which the star Paralympian faced

first the loss of his reputation, Sentencing will begin

on the 13th October. Let's go now to our correspondent,

Nomsa Maseko, It is all over for now. Oscar

Pistorius walked out of court freeman but only temporarily because

of a 13th of October argument and mitigation of sentencing will begin.

Let's have a look at what happened inside the court room earlier. Oscar

Pistorius arriving in court, not guilty of murder but still not a

freeman. With brisk efficiency, Judge Masipa dealt with three

firearms charges brought at the same time of the main charge that the

athlete shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp. Yellow at the state has

failed to establish that the accused is guilty beyond reasonable doubt of

this kind and has to be critters. -- this state has failed. Prosecution

evidence was