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South Africa: Court Showed 'Too Much Mercy' in Pistorius Sentence
SAPA, 8 December 2014
Reeva Steenkamp was an innocent woman who died a horrendous death, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Femicide and the Scales of Injustice
Gender Links, 2 December 2014
The recent world-famous case of Oscar Pistorius getting a five year sentence for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day has put the issue of femicide back under… Read more »
South Africa: 'Too Much Mercy' in Pistorius Sentence
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has told the Pretoria High Court that Reeva Steenkamp died "horrendously" and that Oscar Pistorius "did not show remorse over her death".
Barry, father of Reeva Steenkamp, cries and is consoled by his wife June, left, while listening to a witness recalling life with their daughter (file photo).
InFocus
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Oscar Pistorius's defence has filed papers in opposition to the State's application to appeal his sentence and conviction of culpable homicide. Read more »
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Did the Paralympic champion's white privilege save him from a harsher sentence? The State's decision to appeal the case will cast his future into further doubt, though it is ... Read more »
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NPA spokesman Nathi Mncube has said that the State filed an application for leave to appeal the conviction and sentence of Oscar Pistorius for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva ... Read more »
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Legal experts described the sentence imposed on Oscar Pistorius by Judge Masipa as balanced while Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has said that the Paralympic champion's ... Read more »
