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South African Pistorius bruised in Jail fight over telephone use

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

Jailed for murdering his girlfriend, South African Oscar Pistorius, has been reported to be bruised during a disagreement with another inmate over telephone use. According to agency report, a South African prison spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Pistorius sustained a minor injury in the alleged

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Oscar Pistorius’s gets more than 13 years jail term extension

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

South Africa’s appeals court extended Oscar Pistorius’s jail term to 13 years and 5 months, ruling a lower court was wrong to offer the disabled Olympian leniency when sentencing him for the murder of his model girlfriend. The Paralympic gold medalist shot Reeva Steenkamp in the bathroom of his home in the country’s capital, Pretoria, […]

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Love gone sour: Pistorius may face longer prison term

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2017 0

For shooting his girlfriend to death and sentenced for six years imprisonment, South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius mays serve additional nine years in jail, if the plea by prosecution lawyer said through. Agency report pointed that South African prosecutors has sustained pressing for nine additional years in prison for the Paralympics after being convicted of […]

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Pistorius Lawyers Lose Bid To Stop Prosecutions Right To Appeal

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2015 0

More trouble has come for South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, as his legal team have lost a bid to prevent prosecutors from appealing against his acquittal on murder charges. Judge Thokozile Masipa of the Johannesburg High Court in his ruling said that the application be rejected. Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in […]