Judge Thokozile Masipa's Oct. 13 sentencing of Oscar Pistorius on a culpable homicide verdict can't arrive soon enough for the double-amputee Olympic and Paralympic sprinter.
South Africa's news24.com is reporting that during Pistorius murder trial of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a police cell phone expert testified about the contents of an iPad2 and an iPad3 found at the couple's home.
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According to news24.com, "The website browser history on the iPad3 included 'free mobile porn' and used-car websites. According to the time next to the history, the porn website was accessed at 18:30 on 13 February 2013."
The browser then recorded a search for auto trader, used-car websites and searches for cars that included the Ford Ranger and the Aston Martin Rapide R.
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The cell phone expert, Colonel Mike Sale, testified that the histories found on the iPad3 and iPad2 had similar content.
However, he also testified that the web history before Feb. 13, 2013 was deleted.
Pistorius has maintained the he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder on Feb. 14, 2013, when he shot her through a bathroom door four times in the early morning hours. Masipa found Pistorius innocent of murder charges last month but found him guilty of culpable homicide, a charge that carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Pistorius also could be given a suspended sentence and a fine.
The family and legal team of Pistorius, bracing for a possible detailed report about the deleted information online, issued a statement on Wednesday.
"We are not sure of the allegations which are to be made or the source of such allegations, but we are not aware of any deletions having been affected by Oscar or effected on his instructions that could be relevant to this trial or could have impacted on this trial," the statement said.
The family added that they are under the belief that all relevant communications were submitted to the court.
"The relevance of the communications from Oscar's phones, iPad and laptop was properly dealt with by the court and ultimately played no role in the matter, this having been found by the court," Pistorius' representatives wrote in the statement.
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