Former star athlete Oscar Pistorius will likely return to jail, after an appeals case resulted in a murder conviction for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Former Olympic gold medalist track star Oscar Pistorius, who previously got convicted of killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was released in prison on Tuesday night and is now in house arrest.
A South African judge has declared that prosecutors can move forward with an appeal against the acquittal of murder charges for Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of the lesser charge of culpable murder for killing his girlfriend in 2013.
A South African judge is expected to issue a ruling on Wednesday to decide whether or not prosecutors can appeal the sentence and conviction handed to Oscar Pistorius, who was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend.
Reeva Steenkamp's parents revealed that they would be willing to personally confront Oscar Pistorius and question him over the murder of their 29-year-old daughter.
South African prosecutors announced Monday that they will appeal the sentence and conviction handed to Oscar Pistorius, who was found guilty of culpable murder and sentenced to five years in prison last week.
Although Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of murder and sentenced to a five years in prison for the fatal shooting his girlfriend, there is still a possibility that the South African track star could face a murder conviction and 15 years behind bars.
South African track star Oscar Pistorius spent his first night in the hospital wing of a prison facility after he was sentenced to five years behind bars on Tuesday for fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.
South African track star Oscar Pistorius was taken to a prison facility on Tuesday after he was sentenced to five years behind bars for fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.
Prison officials have denied allegations that they began preparing a cell for Oscar Pistorius in case he is jailed for fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.
Just days before Oscar Pistorius learns of his fate in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp, prosecutors announced for the first time that they are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for the Paralympic athlete.
Day four of Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing resumed Thursday morning, with Reeva Steenkamp's cousin declaring that the South African athlete deserves jail time for killing his girlfriend.
One of Reeva Steenkamp's relatives gave a moving testimony during Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing on Tuesday about the late model who was killed last year.
Oscar Pistorius arrived in court Monday for the start of his sentencing phase of his trial in the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.
Following an intense 40-day trial, Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year.
Oscar Pistorius tense as verdict countdown begins Six months after starting, a verdict in the Oscar Pistorius trial is expected Thursday. The trial of the former Olympic athlete's alleged murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day in 2013 is nearing the end, ABC reported.
Prosecutors closed out the Oscar Pistorius murder trial on Thursday, emphasizing that the acclaimed South African track star intentionally killed his girlfriend last year and should face the consequences.