Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius was let out of prison for four hours last week to attend his grandmother's funeral, South African authorities have said.

A South African judge has dismissed an appeal by prosecutors for a harsher sentence against Oscar Pistorius, who was found guilty of murder for killing his girlfriend in 2013.

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, serving six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was treated in hospital for minor wrist injuries on Saturday before being returned to custody, a prison service spokesman said.

Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been treated for injuries at a private hospital after claiming he fell out of bed in his cell at a South Africa prison where he is serving a six-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

South African prosecutors are to appeal against the six-year prison term handed to Oscar Pistorius for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, describing the sentence as "shockingly" lenient.

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian described by a judge as a “fallen hero,” has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a ruling viewed by some as too lenient.

Latest: Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Oscar Pistorius has said he thinks his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who he shot dead, would want him to have a chance to redeem himself.

Oscar Pistorius and some of his relatives have been threatened in an extortion attempt ahead of his sentencing on July 6 for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp, the former athlete's family has said.

Update: A South African judge has said she will announce Oscar Pistorius's sentence on July 6 for Reeva Steenkamp's murder.

There are misconceptions over Oscar Pistorius's murder conviction, his chief defence lawyer said, calling them "enemies" of the case as he asked a judge for leniency for the double-amputee athlete, who is facing a 15-year jail sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The father of Reeva Steenkamp has told a South African court that her fatal shooting by boyfriend Oscar Pistorius has "devastated" his family, and that he thinks about her constantly.

Reeva Steenkamp's dad has told a court he forgives Oscar Pistorius for killing his daughter - but says he must pay for his crime.

Oscar Pistorius is a “broken” man who should not be jailed for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a psychologist told a court in South Africa, while a prosecutor argued that he has shown no remorse.

Oscar Pistorius is back in court in South Africa for sentencing after the double-amputee Olympian was convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The family of Oscar Pistorius have condemned allegations made in a book that new evidence exists to show that he beat girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with a cricket bat before fatally shooting her at his home in 2013.

South Africa's former Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has appeared in court in Pretoria where a judge scheduled five days in June to sentence him for the murder of his girlfriend.

Former Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius will face sentencing for murder in June.

South African police say Oscar Pistorius was the target of a scam in which a man posing as a prosecution official offered to quash the former track star's murder conviction.

South Africa’s highest court has dismissed Oscar Pistorius’ appeal of his murder conviction, a lawyer said, signalling that the former track star’s long legal battle since he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp may be drawing to a close.

Oscar Pistorius has been denied the right to appeal against his murder conviction over the shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

South African prosecutors have asked the nation's highest court to reject a bid by Oscar Pistorius's lawyers to appeal against the double-amputee runner's murder conviction.

Oscar Pistorius' lawyer says the South African Supreme Court of Appeal ignored the double-amputee’s vulnerability when it overturned a manslaughter conviction, declaring him guilty of murder for killing his girlfriend.

Oscar Pistorius is seeking to appeal his murder conviction for the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

A South African judge has granted bail to Oscar Pistorius, pending sentencing for his murder conviction.

Oscar Pistorius has returned to court in South Africa, where he is expected to apply for bail following his conviction for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

A day after South Africa’s top appeals court convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder, prosecutors have pushed for the Olympian runner to appear in court as soon as possible so that a date can be set for his sentencing.

The mother of Reeva Steenkamp says justice has been done after Oscar Pistorius was convicted of her daughter's murder.

Reeva Steenkamp's family have welcomed a decision to upscale Oscar Pistorius' manslaughter conviction to murder.

A South African appeals court has convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court’s manslaughter conviction.

A South African appeals court will rule this week on whether to overturn a manslaughter conviction against Oscar Pistorius and find him guilty of murder for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Reeva Steenkamp’s mother has delivered the speech her daughter had planned to give at a South African school on the day she was killed by Oscar Pistorius.

The family of Reeva Steenkamp, who was killed by Oscar Pistorius, said they were indifferent to his release in view of their loss but were open to the idea of meeting with South Africa’s double-amputee ‘Blade Runner’ in the future.

Oscar Pistorius is at his uncle’s mansion after being moved from jail to house arrest.

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, jailed for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been released from prison tonight and put under house arrest, a South African official said.

Oscar Pistorius’s family say the South African athlete’s rights are being “undermined” by delays in deciding whether he should be released from jail and moved to house arrest.

Update at 7.30pm:The independent review board also said Pistorius should be "subjected to psychotherapy'' as part of his parole conditions, even if it is decided that he can be released early, the corrections department said in a statement.

Oscar Pistorius’s case will be heard by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3, when prosecutors will again press for a murder conviction against the double-amputee athlete.