S African court doubles Pistorius sentence to more than 13 yrs
A South African appeals court increased paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’ sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to 13 years…
A South African court on Friday increased to 13 years and five months paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s prison sentence for killing his girlfriend.
Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering Reeva Steenkamp was too short, reports the BBC.
The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled his sentence be increased to 15 years, less time already served.
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Pistorius claimed he shot dead Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013 after mistaking her for a burglar. He was imprisoned last year. Pistorius was sentenced to five years for culpable homicide in 2014.
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