It seems Oscar Pistorius isn’t the only Pistorius family member heading to court for someone’s death. This trial will be a lot sooner than Oscar’s and with the athlete out on bail for months to come, Carl will get more media attention than he bargained for.

According to SKYNews:

The brother of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is facing charges over the death of a woman in a car crash in 2010, Sky News has learned.

Carl Pistorius, who was present in court over the past week to support Oscar, is charged with culpable homicide over the alleged accidental death of a female motorcyclist.

His lawyer, who also represents Oscar Pistorius, confirmed the charges to Sky’s Alex Crawford.

Carl Pistorius appeared in court just two days before his brother’s bail hearing last week.

Crawford said in Britain the equivalent charge to culpable homicide is manslaughter.

Carl Pistorius’ trial is set to begin at the end of March.

Oscar Pistorius, meanwhile, spent Saturday at his uncle’s home in an affluent suburb of Pretoria, the South African capital, after a judge released him on bail on Friday.

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The BBC have confirmed the same story.

The irony is that Carl’s charge of culpable homicide (manslaughter) is what a lot of people believe is the best case scenario for Oscar’s trial outcome. The chances of that happening will be up to his laywers and the courts.

One thing’s for sure, this will be an annus horribilis for the Pistorius family, with two siblings up for manslaughter-related charges.