Pistorius’ term doubled
Bloemfontein: South Africa’s Supreme Court has increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence to 13 years and five months after the state argued his original sentence of six years was ‘‘shockingly lenient’’.
Pistorius was imprisoned in July last year after being found guilty on appeal of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013.
The athlete was not in court for yesterday’s ruling, in which the court handed down the minimum 15year sentence prescribed for murder in South Africa, and subtracted the years already served. — DPA