NPA, Pistorius family on Oscar order

The NPA welcomed Wednesday’s decision by the High Court in Pretoria to grant the State leave to appeal against the conviction of Oscar Pistorius for culpable homicide.

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Oscar conviction appeal granted

High Court in Pretoria Judge Thokozile Masipa on Wednesday dismissed an application by the State against Oscar Pistorius’s sentence but granted the appeal against his conviction of culpable homicide.

Court showed “too much mercy” to Oscar

The High Court in Pretoria showed “too much mercy” to Oscar Pistorius in sentencing him to five years for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp, the State argued on Tuesday.