Oscar Pistorius denies suicide bid as he is treated for injuries in jail

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.

The Paralympic gold medalist, who had his term for the Valentine’s Day 2013 killing of Reeva Steenkamp increased to six years in July, denied he had tried to kill himself, the spokesman for the department of correctional services said yesterday.

South African prosecutors have said they will appeal against the six-year term, which they called “shockingly lenient”.