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  Oscar Pistorius released from prison on parole

  Other Sports | January 05, 2024 13:31 IST

  Born without fibulas, Oscar Pistorius started his sprint training on prosthetic legs in 2003 when he was in high school. With a win in the 200m at the Athens Paralympics, he became a gold medallist Paralympian for the first time in his career.

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  South Africa's Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed for murdering girlfriend, to get early parole

  Other Sports | November 24, 2023 19:18 IST

  The Gold medalist at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games and the former World champion was convicted in the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14, 2013 and is facing a 15-year jail term.

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  Oscar Pistorius prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend increased from 6 years to 13 years

  World | November 24, 2017 14:50 IST

  The court upheld an appeal by prosecutors, who challenged Pistorius' original six-year jail sentence saying it was too lenient for his conviction of murder in the shooting of girlfriend.

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  6th July News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | July 06, 2016 19:30 IST

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  Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in prison for girlfriend's murder

  World | July 06, 2016 15:09 IST

  Africa: South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. A South African judge today pronounced the sentence -- closing

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  Watch: Former paralympian Oscar Pistorious removes prosthetic legs in court seeking leniency in judgment

  Other Sports | June 15, 2016 23:16 IST

  Johannesburg: Oscar Pistorious, the double-amputee athlete convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, removed his prosthetic legs and hobbled around the courtroom on his stumps as part of his lawyer’s final defence remarks on Wednesday. Barry

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  Oscar Pistorious convicted of murder by South African appeals court

  Other Sports | December 03, 2015 17:15 IST

  Johannesburg:  A South African appeals court on Thursday convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court's conviction of the double-amputee Olympian on the lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to death

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  Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail to house arrest

  Other Sports | October 16, 2015 12:27 IST

  Johannesburg: Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic runner who shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine's Day 2013, can leave prison and move to house arrest next week, South Africa's Department of Correctional Services said Thursday.A parole

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  Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison on Aug 21

  Other Sports | June 09, 2015 9:45 IST

  Johannesburg:   Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison for good behavior on Aug. 21 and go under house arrest after serving just 10 months for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa's department of corrections said

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  Pistorius lawyers' appeal rejected by court

  Other Sports | March 14, 2015 7:32 IST

  Johannesburg: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers failed Friday in their attempt to stop an appeal by prosecutors that will again seek a murder conviction against the double-amputee athlete for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Judge Thokozile Masipa dismissed an

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  Oscar Pistorius lawyers to challenge appeal ruling

  Other Sports | February 25, 2015 9:56 IST

  Stellenbosch: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers will challenge a judge's decision to allow an appeal against his negligent killing conviction by prosecutors, who want the Olympic runner convicted of murder.Lawyer Brian Webber said today in a statement

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  Prosecution appeal against Pistorius verdict accepted

  Other Sports | December 11, 2014 4:57 IST

  Pretoria: The Pretoria High Court judge who sentenced South African athlete Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend accepted Wednesday an appeal submitted by the prosecution against the verdict.Judge Thokozile Masipa

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  State applies for leave to appeal Pistorius sentence

  Other Sports | December 10, 2014 5:19 IST

  Pretoria: The state presented its application for leave to appeal South African athlete Oscar Pistorius's sentence and conviction at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria Tuesday.Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through

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  Judge to rule on Pistorius appeal

  Other Sports | December 09, 2014 15:57 IST

  Johannesburg: A South African judge will rule Tuesday on whether to grant a state appeal that would open the way for para-athlete Oscar Pistorius to serve more time behind bars for shooting dead his girlfriend

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  Pistorius lawyers ask judge to reject state appeal

  Other Sports | November 19, 2014 16:11 IST

  Stellenbosch, South Africa: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have filed court papers asking a judge to reject prosecutors' attempts to take the athlete's case to South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal.Pistorius' lawyers say that Judge Thokozile Masipa

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  Pistorius prosecutors file appeal papers

  Other Sports | November 04, 2014 21:51 IST

  Stellenbosch, South Africa: Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case filed appeal papers Tuesday, saying they believe a judge did not correctly apply the law when she found the Olympic athlete not guilty of murder for

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  2016 Rio Games organizers would welcome Pistorius

  Other Sports | October 28, 2014 23:49 IST

  LONDON: Brazilian Olympic and Paralympic organizers say Oscar Pistorius would be welcome to compete at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro if the South African runner is declared eligible.The double-amputee athlete began a five-year

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  Prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius ruling

  Other Sports | October 27, 2014 23:04 IST

  Pretoria:  South African state prosecutors today said they would appeal the verdict and five-year jail term handed down to fallen track star Oscar Pistorius over the killing of his girlfriend last year. The "NPA (National Prosecuting

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  Oscar Pistorius spends first night in single jail cell

  Other Sports | October 22, 2014 21:45 IST

  Johannesburg : Oscar Pistorius spent his first night of a five-year jail term in a single cell in the hospital wing of a prison in the capital, Pretoria, said a prison official.   He seemed confused

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  Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years jail for killing girlfriend

  Other Sports | October 21, 2014 16:04 IST

  Pretoria:  South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison today for the killing of his girlfriend last year, as his sensational trial reached a climax. Pistorius, who had vomited and