South Africa: Pistorius Stresses Charity Work On Second Day of Sentencing Hearing

14 October 2014

On the second day of Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing, the defense has stressed his charity work to avoid him going to jail for the manslaughter of his partner. The sentence is expected to be handed down this week.

South African Paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius is trying to demonstrate that a lenient sentence of house arrest may be appropriate for him. His agent Peet van Zyl took the witness stand on the second day of the sentencing hearing on Tuesday to outline Pistorius' charity work - an important component of the athlete's strategy to avoid serving jail time.

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