Prosecutors appeal over Oscar Pistorius's 'shockingly' lenient murder sentence

The Oscar Pistorius case has returned to court in South Africa, with prosecutors seeking a longer sentence after the double-amputee athlete was found guilty of murder for shooting his girlfriend.

Prosecutors appeal over Oscar Pistorius's 'shockingly' lenient murder sentence

The Oscar Pistorius case has returned to court in South Africa, with prosecutors seeking a longer sentence after the double-amputee athlete was found guilty of murder for shooting his girlfriend.

Prosecutors are asking South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal to give them permission to challenge Pistorius's six-year term, calling it "shockingly" lenient.

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