Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius cannot be found guilty of intentionally killing Reeva Steenkamp, the judge in his trial said Thursday. The judge has not issued a verdict, and the proceedings continue. Pistorius faces other possible verdicts, including culpable homicide. Under South African law, Pistorius will not be found guilty of murder.
Evidence suggests that Pistorius genuinely believed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was still in the bedroom, and that the person in the bathroom was an intruder, although that is irrelevant to the case, she said.
Pistorius sat crying as the judge began reading the lengthy verdict.
The Olympian's trial in the death of his model girlfriend started six months ago, transfixing the world with graphic details of how he fatally shot Steenkamp.