Oscar Pistorius' sentence increased to 13 years and 5 months

Jail time sentence of former athlete, Oscar  has been increased from  a five years  sentence to thirteen years and five months by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday after the state argued that his original sentence of six years was "shockingly lenient."

Mr Pistorius was not in court for the ruling that took place on Friday, where the court handed down the minimum 15-year sentence prescribed for murder in South Africa, and subtracted the years Pistorius had already served in jail. ​

Originally, the athlete was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in jail. That conviction was increased to murder by the Supreme Court in December 2015 and his sentence was increased to six years by trial judge Thokozile Masipa. posted by ConnectMe posted by
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