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South African Court Doubles Sentence for Olympian Oscar Pistorius, Convicted of Killing Girlfriend

HeadlineNov 27, 2017

In South Africa, the Supreme Court of Appeals has more than doubled the prison sentence for Olympic and Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. The sentence has now been increased from six years to 15 years.

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