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Oscar Pistorius prosecutors to appeal ‘shockingly lenient’ murder sentence
Prosecutors are to push for a longer sentence for Oscar Pistorius after he was jailed for six years for murder.
‘Fallen hero’ Oscar Pistorius jailed for six years for murdering girlfriend
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been jailed for six years for murdering his lover Reeva Steenkamp.
‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius given 6 years in jail for murdering Reeva Steenkamp
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been jailed for six years for murdering his lover Reeva Steenkamp.
‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius faces return to prison for murdering Reeva Steenkamp
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is expected to be sent back to prison when he faces sentencing today after an appeal court ruled he was guilty of murdering...
Pistorius: Murdered Reeva would want me to be free to help others
Oscar Pistorius says the girlfriend he killed would not want him to waste his life in jail.
Sobbing killer Pistorius removes prosthetic legs ‘to show his vulnerability’
A sobbing Oscar Pistorius walked hesitantly on his stumps around court on Wednesday as his defence team’s argued that the double-amputee athlete...
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius ‘a broken man’, psychologist tells sentencing hearing
Oscar Pistorius is “a broken man” who should not be jailed, a psychologist told a court sentencing the South African Paralympic gold medalist...
Pistorius faces return to jail after South Africa’s highest court dismisses appeal
South Africa’s highest court has dismissed Oscar Pistorius’ appeal of his murder conviction, a lawyer said Thursday, signaling that the former...
Pistorius granted bail until April as he awaits sentence for Reeva’s murder
Oscar Pistorius has been bailed once again over the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius arrives in court to try to avoid jail stretch for killing girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius has arrived at the High Court in Pretoria as he tries to avoid jail before being sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The...
Pistorius reports to police station for community service for girlfriend killing
Oscar Pistorius walked into a South African police station Saturday to report for community service, the first public sighting of the double-amputee athlete...
Justice for Reeva: Pistorius sentence is too short, says mother
Reeva Steenkamp’s mother has told Sky News she believes Oscar Pistorius should have spent longer in prison for shooting dead her daughter.
Pistorius to be released on parole a year into jail term for killing girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius is to be released from prison next week and placed under house arrest just a year after being jailed for killing his girlfriend. The...
Oscar Pistorius: I cannot afford a new trial over girlfriend’s killing
Oscar Pistorius has said he cannot afford a new trial over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Prosecutors launch Blade Runner Pistorius murder appeal
Prosecutors have begun an appeal against the verdict in the Oscar Pistorius case, arguing he should have been convicted of murder.
Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison on Aug 21
Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison for good behavior on Aug. 21 and go under house arrest after serving just 10 months for killing girlfriend...
Oscar Pistorius set to be released on parole 10 months after being jailed
Oscar Pistorius is likely to be freed in August as he faces an appeal over his sentence for killing his girlfriend, a family member has said. The...
Pistorius could still face murder conviction as judge allows prosecution appeal
Prosecutors who say Oscar Pistorius should have been found guilty of murder rather than culpable homicide can launch an appeal.
Pistorius appeal delayed as prosecutors say athlete’s term was ‘shockingly low’
A South African judge today delayed a ruling on whether to allow the prosecution to appeal Oscar Pistorius’s five-year prison sentence for killing...
Pistorius may have bent the rules during first birthday behind bars
Oscar Pistorius, serving a five-year prison sentence for killing his girlfriend, received a long visit from his brother and sister for his 28th birthday...
Prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius verdict and sentence
South Africa’s state prosecutors say they will appeal against the conviction and sentence handed to double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius.
Oscar Pistorius begins five-year sentence; will the Olympian compete again?
Oscar Pistorius will not compete in the Paralympics for five years, according to officials, barring the “blade-runner” from Rio Olympics in...
Oscar Pistorius begins five-year jail term - but he may be out in 10 months
Oscar Pistorius has been taken away in a police van with barred windows to start serving a five-year prison sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Sobbing Pistorius deserves 10 years in jail, insists prosecution
Oscar Pistorius solemnly hugged his lawyer Barry Roux today and then sat down alone in court as the defence and prosecutions teams finished their closing...
Hitman’s ‘obscenities’ drive tearful Pistorius’ sister from court
Oscar Pistorius’ sister left his sentencing hearing in tears on Thursday after a self-confessed hitman was accused of mouthing obscenities at her.
Pistorius court reduced to tears as Steenkamp’s cousin speaks of death
A courtroom has been reduced to tears after Reeva Steenkamp’s cousin described the moment she learned the model had been shot dead by Oscar Pistorius.
Steenkamp family rejected ‘blood money’ from Pistorius, court hears
Oscar Pistorius offered the family of Reeva Steenkamp $33,500 as compensation for the death of his former girlfriend, a court has heard.
Pistorius’ punishment suggestion to ‘clean a museum’ prompts anger
A South African prison official on Monday recommended Oscar Pistorius clean a museum as punishment for shooting dead his girlfriend, sparking prosecution...
Pistorius ‘should only get community service for killing Reeva’ court hears
Oscar Pistorius is a “broken man” after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and “flashbacks of the shooting will be mental images...
'Broken man' Pistorius awaits to hear his fate in Pretoria court
Oscar Pistorius has been left a “broken man” by his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp’s death and “flashbacks of the shooting will be...
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