Rich and Going to Prison? Welcome to the Hospital Wing
What do Schabir Shaik, Oscar Pistorius, Radovan Krejcir, Tony Yengeni and now Henri van Breda have in common? They have all been high-profile inmates of South African prisons who have been kept in the hospital wings of jails rather than in the general cells. This is despite the fact that, in some cases, their medical […]
Oscar Pistorius is rushed to hospital ‘with cuts to his wrists’: Suicide attempt ?
Oscar Pistorius was rushed to hospital after suffering cuts to his wrists at his prison in South Africa, officials have revealed. The Paralympian denied the injuries were a suicide attempt and claimed he had ‘fallen out of his bed’ in his cell at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria. Pistorius, serving a six-year jail term for […]
Why Judge Masipa Sentenced Pistorius to Six Years for Murder
A Pretoria court has sentenced South African athlete Oscar Pistorius to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend in 2013. This verdict comes after an earlier sentence of manslaughter was overturned. The famous sprinter was convicted to six years in prison, significantly less than a 15-year prescribed minimum sentence for murder, the […]
Oscar Pistorius Forced To Walk Without His Legs in Court to Prove His Innocence
A judge has dramatically agreed to release horrific pictures of Reeva Steenkamp’s gunshot wounds after her parents begged for the ‘world to see’ the pain Oscar Pistorius had inflicted on their daughter. The sensational ruling came during the Paralympian’s sentencing hearing where he had earlier teetered on his stumps in the court in a desperate […]
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius faces return to jail for murder of girlfriend
Disgraced South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will appear in court on Monday (June 13) for a sentencing hearing set to send him back to jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three years ago. The double-amputee killed Ms Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013, saying he […]
Oscar Pistorius ‘battered Reeva with cricket bat’ before shooting her dead- Evidence
Dramatic new evidence emerged today that claims to show Oscar Pistorius attacked his lover with a cricket bat before shooting her dead. The Paralympian told his trial that he accidentally killed Reeva Steenkamp after mistaking her for an intruder who was lurking in his toilet. But forensic experts now believe two injuries on the model’s […]
Oscar Pistorius Found Guilty Of Murder Again Now Facing 15 Years In Prison
South Africa’s highest court has rejected Oscar Pistorius’s right to appeal against his conviction for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Constitutional Court ruled the Paralympian had no reasonable grounds of success with his legal fight. Pistorius now faces a possible minimum 15-year jail sentence after he was convicted of deliberately gunning down […]
Oscar Pistorius Freed On Parole After Year Behind Bars for Killing Girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa’s “Blade Runner”, was released on parole late on Monday, just short of a year into his five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013. But the disgraced Paralympic gold medallist must serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest, and still has to face an appeal […]
Oscar Pistorius To Be Released From Prison On October, 2015: Its Official
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will be released on correctional supervision on October 20, the Correctional Services department confirmed on Thursday. This comes after the Kgosi Mampuru II correctional supervision and parole board considered all submissions, including from the victim’s family, his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot dead on Valentine’s Day in 2013. “Upon careful consideration […]
Oscar Pistorius’ Release Delayed Again: His Family Is Very Angry
OSCAR Pistorius’ family on Tuesday accused South African officials of bowing to “political and media hype” after the star’s release from prison was again delayed and he was ordered to undergo psychotherapy. A parole review board on Monday decided that Pistorius should not yet be allowed out on house arrest despite qualifying for early release […]
