On Friday, a South African court denied parole for runner Oscar Pistorius, who has served nearly seven years for fatally shooting his girlfriend in 2013. The Department of Correctional Services said in a statement issued to the Pretoria East Rekord that Pistorius’ application for release was denied because he had not served the minimum sentence. …
On November 3, a South African court will hear the State’s application to appeal Oscar Pistorius’ six-year jail sentence for murder. The Pretoria East Rekord reports that the appeal will be heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein. Pistorius, 30, was originally convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years behind bars for …
By GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius was taken from prison to a public hospital on Thursday with chest pains and will stay overnight for observation. “He’s fine now,” Pistorius spokesman Johan van Wyk told The Associated Press. Van Wyk said South African media reports that the former track star …
