PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A female judge will ultimately decide Oscar Pistorius’ fate and pronounce him innocent or guilty of murder in his girlfriend’s shooting death on Valentine’s Day last year. South Africa has no trial by jury meaning Judge Thokozile Masipa will have the final say in the blockbuster court case. A look at the judge and some other main players in the Pistorius trial:
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