Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius released from prison after six years of sentence

Oscar Pistorius released from prison after six years of sentence

Pistorius was found guilty of murder in 2017 Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole from a jail in South Africa, almost 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. On Valentine’s Day 2013, Pistorius shot Steenkamp, 29, multiple times through a bathroom door at their home in Pretoria, claiming that he […]

2 years ago

Oscar Pistorius has been denied the right to appeal his murder conviction

Oscar Pistorius has been denied the right to appeal his murder conviction

The constitutional court in South Africa has denied Oscar Pistorius the right to appeal against his murder conviction for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in early 2013. The Guardian report his defence lawyer Andrew Fawcett has confirmed the decision and the case will now proceed directly to sentencing. He had been on bail waiting for a […]

10 years ago