South Africa’s prosecuting body says it will appeal ‘shockingly too lenient’ sentence for Reeva Steenkamp murder
South African prosecutors are to appeal against Oscar Pistorius’s six-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend,Reeva Steenkamp, describing it as “shockingly lenient”, and in the latest twist to a legal saga that has attracted worldwide attention.
The national prosecuting authority said it would apply for leave to appeal on Thursday,after saying the sentence was an injustice that had the potential to bring the administration of justice into disrepute. It said: “The sentence of six years’ imprisonment, in all the circumstances, and is disproportionate to the crime of murder committed [and] shockingly too lenient”.
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Source: theguardian.com