Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide in the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and given a five years jail term.
It is understood that the prosecution team were unhappy with both the conviction and sentence as they wanted him convicted for premeditated murder and given a higher prison sentence. As a result, they have filed for leave to appeal the judgement.
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"Today, we announce that the the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed the application for leave to appeal both the conviction and sentence. The appeal on conviction is based on the question of law," said NPA spokesperson Nathi Mncube in a statement.
"The merits of the NPA's argument in this regard are contained in the papers that were filed with the registrar of the North Gauteng High Court today.
"This means that the matter is now officially sub judice and consequently the NPA will not be able to discuss the matter publicly until judgment is delivered by the court."
5 comments:
I support a retrial, that guy deserves at least 10 years.
Good news.
Yes I support a re-trial.
Jail him for life sef.
Good for him, he deserved more than that 5 yr jail term abeg.
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