Appeals court more than doubles Pistorius sentence
South Africa’s supreme court increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence on Friday to 13 years and five months after the state argued his original sentence of...
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Judge rejects prosecutor request to appeal Pistorius sentence
A South African judge dismissed on Friday a request by state prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius’ six-year murder sentence, the latest twist in a trial...
South Africa to appeal ‘shockingly lenient’ Pistorius sentence
South Africa’s government will appeal Oscar Pistorius‘ six-year murder sentence because it was “shockingly lenient”, state prosecutors said on Thursday. The Paralympic gold medallist was...
Pistorius jailed for six years for murder of girlfriend (Updated)
South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent back to jail for six years on Wednesday for murdering Reeva Steenkamp, less than half the...
Pistorius walks on stumps in court in bid to avoid jail (Updated)
Oscar Pistorius shuffled through a Pretoria court without his prosthetic legs on Wednesday to show how vulnerable he is as the Paralympian seeks to avoid...
Pistorius must pay for his crime, Steenkamp’s father tells court
Oscar Pistorius must pay for the crime of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, which has devastated her family, her father told a South African court...
South Africa’s Pistorius “a broken man”, psychologist tells sentencing hearing (Update 2)
Oscar Pistorius is a “broken” man who should not be jailed for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a psychologist told a court in...
South African authorities challenge Pistorius’ murder conviction appeal
South African authorities are challenging Olympian Oscar Pistorius appeal against his conviction for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the national prosecuting authority said on...
Prosecutors ask court to convict South Africa’s Pistorius of murder
By Stella Mapenzauswa Prosecutors argued on Tuesday that South Africa’s ‘blade runner’ Oscar Pistorius should be convicted of murder and sent back to jail for...
Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole on Tuesday (Updated)
By Ed Stoddard Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole on Oct 20, about a year into his five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva...
Pistorius parole review set for September – S.African TV
South Africa’s parole review board will meet on Sept. 18 to decide if Oscar Pistorius can be released early from prison, after being sentenced for...
Pistorius to be released on parole in August
By Peroshni Govender South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving 10 months for culpable...
South African prosecutor appeals Pistorius verdict
By Peroshni Govender South African prosecutors appealed on Tuesday against the culpable homicide verdict and five-year prison term imposed on athlete Oscar Pistorius for the...
S.Africa prosecution to appeal Pistorius conviction, sentence
By David Dolan South African prosecutors will appeal against the culpable homicide verdict and five-year jail sentence passed on Oscar Pistorius last week after public...
Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years for Steenkamp killing
By Joe Brock Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius started his five-year jail sentence on Tuesday for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, marking the end...
Pistorius faces prison hospital wing if sentenced to jail
By Mfuneko Toyana Oscar Pistorius will be committed to the hospital wing of one of South Africa’s toughest prisons if the double-amputee Olympic track star...
Pistorius cleared of murder, culpable homicide verdict to come
By Stella Mapenzauswa and Peroshni Govender Oscar Pistorius was cleared on Thursday of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp but the Olympic and Paralympic track star faces...
Pistorius shot using “primal instincts”, defence says
By Mfuneko Toyana Oscar Pistorius’ “primal instincts” kicked in when he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp because he was in a vulnerable and fearful...
Defence team closes case in Pistorius murder trial (Updated)
By Siyabonga Sishi Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers wrapped up their defence of the Olympic and Paralympic track star on Tuesday, bringing the dramatic murder trial of...
Pistorius ‘had no mental disorder’
By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura Oscar Pistorius, the South African track star on trial for murder for shooting his girlfriend, was not suffering from a mental condition...