THIS time it‘s personal — that‘s the opinion of the Pistorius family as “bulldog” prosecutor Gerrie Nel sets his sights on getting Oscar Pistorius‘s “overly lenient” jail sentence increased.Hitting back at yesterday‘s announcement by the National Prosecuting Authority that it would appeal against Pistorius‘s sentence, his uncle, Arnold, said: “It‘s in Nel‘s character to do these things. What is not personal?”Judge Thokozile Masipa sentenced Pistorius in the Pretoria High Court to six years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Her earlier conviction of Pistorius and imposition of a five-year sentence for culpable homicide was overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeal last year.Arnold Pistorius said the appeal was a waste of time and resources.Legal experts believe the NPA has only a very slim chance of winning.Arnold Pistorius said two courts had agreed that the Paralympian had made a mistake, “which was shooting and killing Reeva”.“Oscar never denied th...
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