Pistorius prosecutor quits to focus on private cases

By James Macharia JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who laid out the murder case against Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, has resigned to join a civic group that plans to bring private prosecutions in criminal cases that the state opts not to pursue. Nel, nicknamed "The Bulldog", eventually secured a six-year jail term for the 2013 murder of the athlete's girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, after an earlier manslaughter verdict was upgraded on appeal. National Prosecuting Authori