Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted of culpable homicide in 2008 road death

The brother of paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been acquitted of culpable homicide over the death of a motorcyclist in South Africa.

A magistrate ruled that Carl Pistorius had not been negligent in the death of Marietjie Barnard in March 2008.

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According to the BBC, the prosecution admitted it had been unable to prove the charges and said it would take no further action.

Instead, the magistrate ruled that Barnard, 36, had been driving excessively fast when she crashed into the back of his vehicle, the report added.