Magistrate Buks du Plessis turned down a request by South Africa's national broadcaster, SABC, to televise the trial live or record proceedings for later use.
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Carl Pistorius' stepmother and sister hugged him in the court after Magistrate Buks du Plessis announced he was acquitted of all charges culpable homicide as well as alternate charges of driving negligently and driving without consideration.
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