The High Court in Pretoria showed “too much mercy” to Oscar Pistorius in sentencing him to five years for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp, the State argued on Tuesday. “I say with utmost respect, too much mercy is shown,” prosecutor Gerrie Nel argued in the State’s application for leave to appeal[…]
The State’s application for leave to appeal paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius’ sentence and conviction is expected to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday. Tuesday would mark Pistorius’ 49th day at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison since being sentenced to five years in jail by Judge Thokozile[…]
The lawyers of paralympian Oscar Pistorius have filed papers opposing the State’s application to appeal his culpable homicide conviction and sentence. In papers filed this week, posted on broadcaster eNCA’s website, Pistorius’ lawyers argued there was no error of law when he was sentenced to five years in prison for[…]
OPINION by Zaakir Ahmed Mayet South African media has been ablaze with the most publicised South African athlete in recent history. Every news report, form of print media, family conversations and office discussions carried the name of Oscar Pistorius. The backlash from the public was palpable when the respected Judge[…]
The State will appeal paralympiian Oscar Pistorius’s conviction of culpable homicide and the sentence he received, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Monday. “The appeal on conviction is based on the question of law,” spokesman Nathi Mncube said in a statement. “The merits and the demerits of the NPA’s[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority on Sunday denied a report that the appeal against Oscar Pistorius’s conviction and sentence will start next month. “It is not true,” spokesman Nathi Mncube said in an sms. He denied a Sunday Times report that State prosecutor Gerrie Nel would discuss the matter with National[…]
As the world found out the fate of Oscar Pistorius, some people were still stunned. But world renowned human behavioral specialist Dr John Demartini, explains the tragedy of how, at the peak of their careers and fame, so many superstars fall from grace. Discussing the mentality of humans in general,[…]
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s sentence and conviction for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp marks the end of his world athletics career, Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has told The Cape Argus. “For me, that [Pistorius’s conviction and sentence] was the end of the road of his journey,” Mbalula was quoted[…]
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been processed and placed in his cell in the hospital wing of the Kgosi Mampuru II prison, the facility’s area commissioner Zebilon Monama said on Tuesday. “He is a little bit tired and tense but the chaplain went to talk to him,” he told Sapa. “He[…]
As social media went haywire with the news of Oscar Pistorius sentencing on Tuesday, there was a mixed reaction on the streets of Cape Town. The Paralympian was handed down a five year prison sentence for the culpable homicide conviction of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The athlete will serve three[…]
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