Carl Pistorius (left), the older brother of the
Blade Runner, accused of killing his girlfriend, is also facing a manslaughter
charge. Carl is charged with culpable homicide over the accidental death of a
woman in a car crash in 2010.
His lawyer Kenny Oldwage, who also represents Oscar
Pistorius, confirmed the charges today. Carl Pistorius appeared in court just
two days before his brother's bail hearing last week, according to the Daily
Mail.
According to the BBC, police conducted tests on Carl
Pistorius' blood at the time of the accident, and he was found not to have been
drinking alcohol.
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Carl was initially accused of reckless or negligent
driving, but the matter was later provisionally withdrawn. However, the charges
were reinstated after the victim's family said they believed it was more than
an accident. Carl Pistorius' trial is set to begin at the end of March.
Meanwhile the police have told Reeva Steenkamp's
family that Oscar crushed her skull with a cricket bat before shooting her
dead. Grieving relatives who saw her body before Tuesday’s cremation in Port
Elizabeth described horrific injuries from the cricket bat, and entry wounds
from 9mm bullets fired by Pistorius.
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