Pistorius walks on stumps for judge, sentencing on July 6: PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius removed his prostheses and hobbled on his stumps in front of a judge in a South African courtroom Wednesday, part of his defense team’s attempt to show that the double-amputee Olympic athlete, convicted of …
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Oscar Pistorius walks on stumps in court; will be sentenced for murder on July 6: PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) A judge says she will announce Oscar Pistorius’ sentence for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on July 6. Prosecutors have called for a 15-year jail sentence for Pistorius, the minimum sentence for murder in South Africa.
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Pistorius walks on stumps in court ahead of murder sentence: PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius removed his prostheses and hobbled on his stumps in a South African courtroom Wednesday as part of his defense team’s argument that the double-amputee athlete, convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva …
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Pistorius walks on stumps ahead of July 6 sentencing: “He has paid physically … he has paid financially, he has paid socially. He is paying constantly.” The minimum jail term for murder in South Africa is 15 years, but Pistorius’ sentence may be reduced due to the year he has already spent in prison and …
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Oscar Pistorius a ‘broken’ man as defense seeks leniency: PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is a “broken” man whose mental state has deteriorated and he should be hospitalized and not jailed, a psychologist called by his defense testified at the start of a new sentencing hearing Monday. Prosecutors …
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Nigerian Mission in South Africa Confirms Former Envoy’s Death: The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa yesterday confirmed the murder of Nigeria’s former High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador S.S Yusuf. When our reporter contacted the Nigerian mission in Pretoria, an official who responded to the call …
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Misfiring South Africa must clean up act: From 210 for 3 in the 38th over, chasing 289 should have been a manageable task. But South Africa lost their last seven wickets for just 42 runs, crumbling to a 36-run loss against Australia in their tri-series game on June 11. It is that kind of batting …
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