State Appeals Oscar Pistorius's Sentence

Publisher:
SABC
Publication Date:
3 November 2017
Tags:
South Africa, Legal and Judicial Affairs

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein hears the state's appeal to lengthen the jail term of Oscar Pistorius for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The state argues why it believes that the six-year sentence is lenient.

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