Pretoria - Security has reportedly been stepped up outside Judge Thokozile Masipa's home following her judgment in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial.

City Press reports that police officers from the police's Tactical Response Team have been stationed outside her home.

According to the newspaper, the team escorts her wherever she goes, and checks on her every hour.

Masipa has come under fire for her judgment, in which she found Pistorius not guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in February last year, but guilty of culpable homicide.

Legal experts have questioned her verdict, saying she was far too lenient.

City Press also reports the National Prosecuting Authority is likely to apply for leave to appeal against the ruling, once sentencing has taken place in October.

- City Press

