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November 27, 2017

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