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Pistorius's Murder Trial Set For March

BBC, REUTERS

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PRETORIA - South African "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius was officially indicted Monday on charges of murdering his girlfriend, with the trial set to begin in March 2014.

The March 3 start date has been agreed by all parties during the hearing at Pretoria magistrates' court Monday, the BBC reports. The 26-year-old star double-amputee athlete, who is free on bail, appeared to pray with his brother and sister before the proceedings began.

Pistorius is accused of the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in their house on the night of Valentine's day earlier this year. Steenkamp would have turned 30 on Monday.

According to Reuters, detailed charges were presented outlining the prosecution case. State prosecutors argue that he intentionally shot his girlfriend, which means a mandatory life sentence if found guilty.

Pistorius says he shot Steenkamp after mistaking her for a burglar.

Pistorius at the Pretoria magistrates' court Monday - Photo via Twitter, Chris Reason

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Violence Against Women, The Patriarchy And Responsibility Of The Good Men Too

The femicide of Giulia Cecchettin has shaken Italy, and beyond. Argentine journalist Ignacio Pereyra looks at what lies behind femicides and why all men must take more responsibility.

photo of a young man holding a sign: Filippo isn't a monster, he's the healthy son of the patriarchy

A protester's sign referring to the alleged killer reads: Filippo isn't a monster, he's the healthy son of the patriarchy

Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press
Ignacio Pereyra

Updated Dec. 3, 2023 at 10:40 p.m.

-Essay-

ATHENS — Are you going to write about what happened in Italy?, Irene, my partner, asks me. I have no idea what she's talking about. She tells me: a case of femicide has shaken the country and has been causing a stir for two weeks.

As if the fact in itself were not enough, I ask what is different about this murder compared to the other 105 women murdered this year in Italy (or those that happen every day around the world).

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We are talking about a country where the expression "fai l'uomo" (be a man) abounds, with a society so prone to drama and tragedy and so fond of crime stories as few others, where the expression "crime of passion" is still mistakenly overused.

In this context, the sister of the victim reacted in an unexpected way for a country where femicide is not a crime recognized in the penal code, contrary to what happens, for example, in almost all of Latin America.

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