South African prosecutors have filed an
appeal against the sentence and conviction
of Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius.
Last month, Judge Thokozile Masipa found
Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide,
and sentenced him to five years in prison
for the murder of girlfriend, Reeva
Steenkamp, on Valetine’s day last year.
Prosecutors had immediately after the
verdict indicated their intention to appeal
the verdict and sentencing of the blade
runner.
According to a statement by South Africa’s
National Prosecuting Authority on Tuesday,
4 November, the appeal has already been
filed.
It said, “Today, we announce that the NPA
filed the application for leave to appeal both
the conviction and sentence. The appeal on
conviction is based on the question of law.”
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4, 2014 by Staff Writer 1.
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