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Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence increased to 13 years

Article Jeanette Chabalala - 24 Nov 2017

The SCA in Bloemfontein has sentenced former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius to 13 years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

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Reeva Steenkamp Foundation joins call to get guns out of abusive homes

Article Jenni Evans - 3 Aug 2017

Reeva Steenkamp was murdered by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day in 2013.

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State prosecutors will head to Supreme Court of Appeal to challenge Oscar Pistorius murder sentence

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Sep 2016

An application to appeal the six-year sentence will be filed on Friday.

Oscar Pistorius: Leave of appeal’s not a reflection on Masipa says Gerrie Nel

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Aug 2016

Advocate Gerrie Nel, who is representing the Steenkamp’s, said that the application for leave of appeal was not a reflection on Masipa.

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Judge Masipa had “maudlin sympathy” for Oscar Pistorius – NPA’s Gerrie Nel

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jul 2016

The NPA has filed court papers setting out the reasons for its appeal against the six year sentence handed down to Oscar Pistorius.

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Steenkamps ‘fully support’ prosecutor Gerrie Nel’s appeal of Oscar Pistorius sentence

Article Athandiwe Saba - 21 Jul 2016

The national prosecuting authority's appeal of Oscar Pistorius’s “shockingly too lenient” sentence has been welcomed by the Steenkamp family.

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Court of public opinion holds sway in Oscar Pistorius case

Article Karyn Maughan - 8 Jul 2016

There is a gaping hole between how the legal system waded through the mess of evidence and how those outside court did.

Oscar Pistorius trial: The six most dramatic moments

Article Raeesa Pather - 4 Jul 2016

Drama galore during the Oscar Pistorius trials. Now that the procedures are to end soon, we look at some of the many media-grabbing moments.

Oscar’s BFF from Iceland: Gerrie Nel is the devil

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Jun 2016

But the witness for Reeva Steenkamp’s killer says Pistorius may have welcomed Nel’s treatment.

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Paralympian Pistorius’s murder sentence to be revealed in July

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jun 2016

Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius will finally hear his sentence for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 when he appears in court on July 6.

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The world must see Reeva’s injuries, her father tells court at Oscar Pistorius sentencing hearing

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jun 2016

Testifying on Tuesday, Barry Steenkamp said he wanted everyone to see what Oscar Pistorius has done to his daughter the night he murdered her.

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Pistorius: The ‘ugh’ story that won’t go away

Article Karyn Maughan - 22 Dec 2015

There's something odd about being fixated on the Pistorius case while the country implodes.

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New sentence may be end of the road for Oscar

Analysis Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 12 Dec 2015

The appeal court's murder ruling is not based on a controversial principle, so his options are limited.

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What the Oscar Pistorius trials tell us about racism in SA’s judiciary

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Dec 2015

The debate about the quality of high court judges reflects a different cultural clash in which incompetence is often associated with black people.

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