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Monday 21 September 2020
The former Paralympic champion is serving a 13-year jail term for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
In his first TV interview, the convicted murderer says he doesn’t want to go back to jail.
The former athlete is due to be sentenced for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp on Friday.
The hearing to decide what sentence the 29-year-old should serve for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp is set to last a week.
Pistorius will most likely be sentenced in June over his girlfriend’s death.
‘This is yet another attention-seeking, money making exercise,’ claim the sprinter’s family.
June Steenkamp described her daughter as a “perfect child”.
He’s appealing his murder conviction, but even if he fails he mightn’t be sentence to prison.
The 29-year-old athlete was found guilty of murder at an appeals court in South Africa today.
Oscar Pistorius will go back to jail after appeals court upgrades charge to murder.
Reeva Steenkamp’s mother had earlier said that she believed his sentence was too short.
The paralympian, found guilty of culpable homicide over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be released later this month.
A decision on whether or not to grant the athlete parole has been delayed until Monday.
The athlete had been due to leave prison in August to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest.
Barry and June Steenkamp say Oscar Pistorius killed their daughter tin a fit of rage.
The Olympian was scheduled to be released on Friday.
The South African sentencing model may be an affront, but we would do well to remember the Irish system is equally flawed, writes criminologist John O’Keeffe.
Reeva Steenkamp’s parents say “incarceration of 10 months for taking a life is simply not enough”.
Oscar Pistorius could be out of jail in the summer.
The prosecution said in court today that the judge had misinterpreted a legal principle.
June said Reeva’s bags were packed to go on the night she was shot.
Under South African law the double-amputee could serve just 10 months in jail.
The next step is to file papers in court
The 27-year-old athlete was found guilty of the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius won sprint gold medals at three Paralympic Games as well as competing in the 2012 London Olympics.
Pistorius was sentenced to five years in jail, but could be out in one sixth of that time.
Correctional services have denied reports that they were already preparing a cell for Pistorius in a high-security section of Pretoria Central Prison.
That’s what her cousin Kim Martin told the court today.
His sentencing hearing heard today that he offered the family $34,000.
Yesterday, a prison official recommended that he undertake community service, but this was rejected by the prosecutor.
A prison official recommended that the athlete be made clean a museum for 16 hours a month for the next three years.
June Steenkamp will write about her experience of the trial.
“This verdict is not justice for Reeva. I just want the truth”.
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Sentencing has been scheduled for 13 October.
The former Olympian’s sentence could technically be left off with a fine and suspended sentence.
But the 27-year-old athlete could still be guilty of culpable homicide.
There are three possible verdicts.
The exceptional trial is being used to teach legal principles to young students.
Closing arguments were completed today.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
Poll Results:
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Some sun; fog early in the day
Max: 19 °C
Min: 10 °C
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 7 °C
Clouds and sun with a shower
Max: 13 °C
Min: 6 °C
