Prosecution and defence in Pistorius case must argue case in court, SCA says
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Friday told state prosecutors and the defence to argue their case over the six-year sentence for murder handed to Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius, in open court. Pistorius was sentenced to six years in prison in July after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on appeal last December, in a case that had attracted worldwide interest. Legal experts had expected the SCA to issue a ruling on whether prosecutors had the right to challenge the sentence, but instead said both parties should first argue their case in court. The court did not set a date for the appeal hearing. State prosecutors, led by advocate Gerrie Nel, say the sentence was too lenient as the jail term was less than half the 15-years they sought. In his arguments at the trial, Nel said Pistorius had shown no remorse for the 2013 shooting. Lawyers for the gold medallist, known as the "blade runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetics, said he did not de...
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