ATHLETICS : OSCAR PISTORIUS' MURDER SENTENCE AGGRAVATED; INCREASED BY SOUTH AFRICA'S SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL FROM 6 TO 13 YEARS !
The unending saga of the Murder Trial of the Century - - Oscar Pistorius's Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - - has just had another twist and turn.Tweet
His original murder sentence of 6 years imprisonment, has been extended to 13 years by South Africa's Appeals Court, Friday.
It its ruling, Oscar Pistorius was handed down 15 years by the Supreme Court Of Appeal - - the minimum sentence for murder, under South African criminal laws - - less time he already served.
Oscar Pistorius @OscarPistorius is a world celebrity known as The Blade Runner, for his blade-like, carbon fiber prosthetic legs, he used for running.
He became the first human being to compete in the Olympics with 2 amputated legs - - using prosthetics to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games @London 2012.
Prior to his historic Olympic quest, Pistorius was already a bemedalled Paralympian @Paralympics.
Oscar Pistorius was born with deformities on his feet, both his legs were later amputated when he was 11 months old.
In July 2016, Pistorius was convicted of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a celebrity model, inside his home on Valentine's Day, February 14 of 2013.
Pistorius allegedly was outraged, Steenkamp had gone out for the night, the fight escalated and Pistorious shot Steenkamp to death behind their toilet doors, where Steenkamp had locked herself inside, for fear for her life.
Later revealed, their relationship was already in turmoil, and Steenkamp was about to leave Pistorius.
A celebrated case, a high-profile murder trial ensued, with real-life court drama beamed on worldwide Television.
For his defense, Oscar Pistorius claimed he had shot his girlfriend by mistake, having mistaken her for an intruder, hiding inside their toilet.
The court did not buy his flimsy alibi.
Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp @ReevaSteenkamp first met on November 2012 at a car race track - - only 3 months prior to Steenkamp's murder.
Quickly, they became a celebrity couple inspiring people from all walks of life - - in Africa and across the globe.
Their tragic love-murder story has transfixed the world, since.
Perhaps, only next to the O.J. Simpson murders.
Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence has been doubled.
The former Paralympian was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend...
Posted by Channel 5 News on Friday, 24 November 2017
Oscar #Pistorius's jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has been increased from six years to 13 years and five months pic.twitter.com/Ibd4rKV0Q5— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 24, 2017
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High court in South Africa increased Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence Friday to 13 years and five months for the murder of his girlfriend https://t.co/0XAHQKEiCV— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius has had his jail term for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled.— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 24, 2017
Full story: https://t.co/GuJL4cfAlF pic.twitter.com/8PwFIWK8Nc
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Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence has been extended to 13 years and 5 months https://t.co/OSGrRmplSV— TIME (@TIME) November 24, 2017
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South Africa court increases Oscar Pistorius's jail sentence for killing girlfriend to 13 years and five months https://t.co/2mbc3SH6j5— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) November 24, 2017
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Breaking News: Oscar Pistorius's 6-year prison sentence was more than doubled by a South African court. He was convicted of killing his girlfriend in 2013.https://t.co/2Rg5Pg6o1u— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 24, 2017
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BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius's jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has been increased from six years to 13 years and five months on appeal. #SSN— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 24, 2017
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A high court in South Africa increased Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence to 13 years and five months for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp https://t.co/2JzGfAlqdR pic.twitter.com/VeGx058PDj— CNN (@CNN) November 24, 2017
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JUST IN: South African appeals court increases Oscar Pistorius' sentence to 13 years and 5 months for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius jail term increased https://t.co/k155nXKtN1— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence more than doubled to 13 years, 5 months https://t.co/y8jvjK4uhY @FoxFriendsFirst pic.twitter.com/CCv6e12jf8— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius's sentence for killing his girlfriend has more than doubled.
Posted by BBC News on Friday, 24 November 2017
BREAKING NEWS: Oscar Pistorius has had his jail sentence increased from six years to 13 years and five months. pic.twitter.com/PL9A3vhnXD— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius' brother says he is 'shattered, heartbroken and gutted'https://t.co/KwiapyxDfp pic.twitter.com/95qaKow9KT— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 24, 2017
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BREAKING NEWS:— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 24, 2017
SA Supreme Court overturns
Oscar Pistorius sentence -
increases it from 6yrs to 13yrs (max 15yrs less time served).
Wow. pic.twitter.com/jv1iah8Jo3
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South Africa's Supreme Court more than doubles Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence https://t.co/tEz175wtMG pic.twitter.com/6jbUFqnqef— Business Insider (@businessinsider) November 24, 2017
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Court more than doubles prison sentence handed to Oscar Pistorius https://t.co/g1GKWBMO03 pic.twitter.com/g6zp4nmlkC— CP24 (@CP24) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence is doubled https://t.co/8zWFzYR5g3 pic.twitter.com/m9hcMi7k72— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) November 24, 2017
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South Africa just doubled Oscar Pistorius's sentence for murder https://t.co/116cmcE3Rt— The Independent (@Independent) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius has sentence increased from six years to 13 years and five months. https://t.co/PF4hyP0vsB— Metro (@MetroUK) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius has six-year jail sentence for murdering model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp increased to 13 years https://t.co/9WN0kdLL77 pic.twitter.com/ArUqF64Sai— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius to know his fate in sentence appeal https://t.co/dpD9iy50dg pic.twitter.com/wyiKxeDiRm— News24 (@News24) November 24, 2017
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BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius sentence for murdering girlfriend DOUBLED to 13 yearshttps://t.co/xau66zethh pic.twitter.com/SLuW16kv5a— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) November 24, 2017
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#BREAKING Oscar Pistorius hit with more than 13 years in prison as sentence increases https://t.co/cw3sTJnc7R pic.twitter.com/mw7jBCBagP— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) November 24, 2017
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[WATCH] Supreme Court to deliver judgement on Oscar Pistorius appeal| Watch More: https://t.co/38bzWyemGY #SABCNews #OscarPistorius pic.twitter.com/MpXkpRB60B— SABC News Online (@SABCNewsOnline) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence increased to more than double https://t.co/eIbszelSyi via @TOISports pic.twitter.com/bHc7wSYBNd— Times of India (@timesofindia) November 24, 2017
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BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius gets jail term DOUBLED to 13 YEARS over murder of girlfriend https://t.co/zvaiqLImHc pic.twitter.com/uZNx6oiBQP— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) November 24, 2017
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BREAKING Oscar Pistorius, who was found guilty of the Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has had his sentence more than doubled to 13 years https://t.co/GzXfVHxhu1 pic.twitter.com/q0oNhb3Fv6— The Age (@theage) November 24, 2017
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Oscar Pistorius sentence increased to 13 years and five months by South African Appeals Court https://t.co/KTyrRqSTGn pic.twitter.com/B4klVDsSmk— euronews (@euronews) November 24, 2017
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#48HOURS UPDATE: Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence in killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp doubled after South African court rules previous six-year sentence too lenient https://t.co/HMCCkGHlJB pic.twitter.com/fjXLiwL3P7— 48 Hours (@48hours) November 24, 2017
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Breaking News: Oscar Pistorius's six-year prison sentence was more than doubled by a South African court. He was convicted of killing his girlfriend in 2013.
Posted by The New York Times on Friday, 24 November 2017
Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence has been increased to 13 years and five months
Posted by Sky News on Friday, 24 November 2017
Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence has been increased to 13 years and five months by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal.
Posted by CTV News on Friday, 24 November 2017
Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence was increased to 13 years and five months.
Posted by KIII 3 News on Friday, 24 November 2017
South Africa's highest appellate court sentenced the former athlete OscarPistorius to 13 years and five months in prison for manslaughter. The decision of Friday significantly increased the sentence of the previous instance of six years imprisonment. Manslaughter in South Africa is usually at least fifteen years in prison, but the court took into account the time already spent by him. - - - BILD GERMANYTweet
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