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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.

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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.

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.

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Oscar Pistorius removed his prosthetic legs in a South African courtroom as part of his defence team’s argument that the double-amputee athlete, convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, deserves leniency when he is sentenced on July 6.

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.

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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.

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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.

Oscar Pistorius will be back in court today to be sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steeenkamp.

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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.

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.

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Paralympian’s sentence upgraded from culpable homicide to murder

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.

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Oscar Pistorius will have to spend at least another three weeks in jail after it was announced his parole board review will take place on September 18.

Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp deliberately, her parents said, ahead of an appeal hearing in which prosecutors are seeking to overturn a South African court ruling that the athlete was not guilty of murder.

South Africa’s parole review board has up to four months to conclude its decision on when Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison, a Justice Ministry spokesman said yesterday.

Oscar Pistorius will not be released from prison on Friday.

The release of Oscar Pistorius from prison was put on hold yesterday by South Africa’s Department of Justice, which said his case must be reviewed again by a parole board, because he was approved to be moved to house arrest too early.

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