BREAKING NEWS: Oscar - It was murder

Oscar Pistorius is guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and could now face a 15-year prison sentence.

This after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) overturned his culpable homicide conviction and instead found him guilty of murder this morning (03/12/15).

His culpable homicide conviction in the North Gauteng High Court by Judge Thokozile Masipa was overturned in a ruling read by Judge of Appeal Eric Leach. Judge Leach said that the “identity of the victim is irrelevant to his guilt...”.

The matter will now to be sent back to the High Court for sentencing.

Pistorius‚ 29‚ was acquitted of murder in September last year but was found guilty of culpable homicide.

He shot dead former Port Elizabeth model Reeva Steenkamp‚ who was 29, through a locked door in his Pretoria home in  February 14, 2013

He claimed he fired the four shots through the door of a toilet in his bathroom believing there was an intruder inside and that his life and that of Steenkamp were in danger.

Pistorius was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment but was released into correctional supervision in October.

June Steenkamp, Reeva's mother, June, was at the Supreme Court of Appeal this morning for the judgment.  A statement was issued on behalf of the Pistorius family on Wednesday, saying that none of the family members would be present for the court proceedings.

Here is a snapshot of events via :

February 14, 2013: South African police arrest Pistorius, a Paralympic and Olympic sprinter nicknamed the "Blade Runner", for killing model Reeva Steenkamp, 29, who was shot four times with one of the guns at his Pretoria house.

February 15: Pistorius bursts into tears as he is charged, denying murder "in the strongest terms".

February 19: Pistorius claims in an affidavit that he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder and feared that someone had crept into his home. He fired through a locked bathroom door in what prosecutors term a "premeditated" murder.

February 20: Police searching Pistorius's home find testosterone and needles in a dresser in his bedroom. Testosterone is on the list of substances banned by the International Olympic Committee. Pistorius's lawyers poke holes in the prosecution's murder case, challenging flawed police work.

February 22: Pistorius is granted bail.

March 11: Pistorius is in deep mourning, but is "certainly not suicidal," his family says.

February 14, 2014: A year after the shooting, Pistorius says he is still consumed with "sorrow" in an online message.

February 25: A judge rules that most of his trial can be broadcast live, but not his testimony.

March 3: The trial opens in Pretoria before an army of journalists from around the world, with the testimony of a neighbour who tells the court she heard "terrible screams" from a woman.

March 13: Pistorius vomits when a picture of the dead model's body is flashed on the court's television screens.

April 7-15: Pistorius takes the witness stand and begins with a tearful apology to Steenkamp's family. This is followed by five days of often intense cross-examination, marked by bouts of tears and breaks in the session. Pistorius steadfastly denies any intention to kill Steenkamp.

June 30: After a six-week break, a panel of three psychiatrists and a psychologist conclude that Pistorius does not suffer from mental illness.

September 12: Pistorius is found guilty of culpable homicide or manslaughter, but is initially cleared of murder.

October 21: Judge Thokozile Masipa sentences Pistorius to a maximum of five years in jail. The athlete is immediately taken to Pretoria prison.

November 4: Prosecutors describe the sentence as "shockingly light and inappropriate" in appeal papers.

December 10: The judge grants prosecutors leave to appeal against the conviction for culpable homicide rather than murder.

October 19: Pistorius is allowed out of prison -- just one year into his five-year jail term -- to spend the remainder of his sentence under house arrest at his uncle's mansion in Pretoria. He is let out a day ahead of his release date in an apparent bid to avoid media attention.

November 3: The Supreme Court of Appeal reserves judgement on state prosecutors' attempt to have him convicted for murder.

November 14: Pistorius reports for his first day of community service in Pretoria.