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Oscar Pistorius sustains injury in prison brawl with inmate
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 13 (ANI): Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a prison brawl after allegedly starting a fight with another inmate while waiting to use a pay phone.
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Pistorius' prison sentence more than doubled
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], November 25 (ANI): Former Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius' prison sentence has been more than doubled to 13 years and five months for killing her girlfriend Reeva Steenmkamp.
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Bid to challenge `shockingly lenient` Oscar Pistorius sentence rejected
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug 26 (ANI): A judge in South Africa on Friday rejected state prosecutors' bid to challenge the six-year jail term imposed on disgraced former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius for murdering his girlfriend.
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Jailed Pistorius rushed to hospital with wrist injuries
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 7 (ANI): Paralympics runner Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a six-year sentence for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, was yesterday rushed to a hospital with injuries to his wrists after it was reported that he tried to harm himself.
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Prosecution to appeal against Oscar Pistorius' six-year sentence
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 21 (ANI): Describing Oscar Pistorius' six-year jail sentence as 'shockingly too lenient', South African prosecutors have confirmed that they will appeal against the disgraced Paralympian's sentence for murdering his girlfriend.
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Oscar Pistorius could compete in 2020 Paralympics, says SA Sports chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 12 (ANI): Disgraced South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius may compete at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, according to the country's Olympic committee chief.
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Oscar Pistorius' sister `grateful` for judge's sentencing decisi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London, July 11 (ANI): The sister of Paralympics runner Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a six-year sentence for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, has said she is` grateful` to the South African judge for giving a lesser sentence to his brother.
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Disgraced Pistorius serving six-year sentence in single room cell
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 8 (ANI): Disgraced South African Paralympics runner Oscar Pistorius has been serving his six-year sentence for killing his girlfriend in the same single cell in the hospital section of Pretoria's Kgosi Mampuru prison.
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KP slams `pathetic` Oscar Pistorius sentence
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 6 (ANI): Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has labelled the South African court's decision of handing Oscar Pistorius a six-year jail term for killing his girlfriend as 'pathetic' and 'shambles'.
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Pistorius given six-year prison term for murder of girlfriend
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 6 (ANI): Former South African Paralympics runner Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in jail for the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, the High Court in Pretoria ruled on Wednesday.
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Pistorius awaits sentencing for murder of model girlfriend
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg, July 6 (ANI): A South African high court on Wednesday will pronounce its order on the quantum of sentence for convicted Paralympics runner Oscar Pistorius, who killed his model girlfriend Steenkamp in 2013.
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