Prosecutors Want Tougher Sentence for Oscar Pistorius

State prosecutor Andrea Johnson has told the Supreme Court of Appeal that High Court Judge Thokozile Masipa erred in her judgment and in sentencing Oscar Pistorius to six years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Left: Oscar Pistorius. Right: Supreme Court of Appeal.

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