Bail hearing beginspublished at 07.34
The Pistorius bail hearing has begun
Summary
Oscar Pistorius granted bail and will appeal murder conviction
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Bail hearing beginspublished at 07.34
'Final huddle' for Pistorius and his lawyer in courtpublished at 07.30
07.30A journalist from the UK's Daily Telegraph has posted this video of Pistorius and his lawyer inside the court:
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End of twitter postPistorius in courtpublished at 07.26
07.26BBC reporters inside the court in Pretoria are tweeting updates:
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End of twitter post 2Pistorius arrivespublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2015
07:23 GMT 8 December 2015Oscar Pistorius has arrived at the court in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, as seen in this tweet from a journalist there:
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End of twitter postHis bail hearing is expected to start soon.