South Africa’s supreme court of appeal has set a November date for prosecutors to appeal against Oscar Pistorius’s acquittal on a murder charge for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, with the athlete set to be released on parole “by the end of August”.
Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide, similar to manslaughter, and sentenced to five years in prison last year for killing Steenkamp in 2013. Prosecutors appealed, saying the double-amputee Olympic athlete should have been found guilty of murder.
The supreme court of appeal registrar Paul Myburgh said on Monday that chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel and defence lawyer Barry Roux have met with the president of the court.
Meanwhile, a family member has revealed that Pistorius will be released in August having served just 10 months of his sentence.
This is unjust!
ReplyDeleteHe shd stay there till everything is finalised...Why release him
ReplyDeleteThis guy murdered someone.
ReplyDeleteHe should remain in jail.
ReplyDeleteThis is not goodnews for the deceased parents. They wont be happy with this.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what he does and bribe etc. He will never find peace for killing that girl.
ReplyDeleteThis is not fair.
ReplyDeleteIf there was any justice in the world, this man would have died in jail, but there is none.
ReplyDeleteA corrupted country. Money has bought his time for him.
ReplyDeleteROT IN JAIL
ReplyDeleteThese people are all crazy.
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