Prosecuting authority issues arrest warrant for Pistorius

An arrest warrant has been issued for Oscar Pistorius,
after the Supreme Court of Appeal found the
former athlete guilty of murdering his girlfriend
Reeva Steenkamp, South African media reported
Friday.
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The ENCA television news channel said the National
Prosecuting Authority, which did not confirm the
development, would not enforce the arrest until next
week when the disgraced Paralympian, currently
under house arrest, is expected to apply for bail.
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The Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday found
Pistorius guilty of murdering Steenkamp in 2013,
throwing out his earlier conviction on the lesser
charge of culpable homicide.
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“The NPA said they will look at the
judgement. They have now obtained a warrant of
arrest for Oscar Pistorius in light of the fact that he is
now in limbo,” ENCA reported.
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“The state will wait until Tuesday next week, where
we understand (Pistorius’s lawyers) will bring the bail
application,” the channel added.
Pistorius, 29, is under house arrest in Pretoria after
serving one year of his five-year prison sentence for
culpable homicide.
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The appeal court on Thursday said the original trial
judge had made “fundamental” errors in her ruling.
The double-amputee athlete known as the “Blade
Runner” now faces a minimum 15-year sentence for
murder.
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He killed Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, in
the early hours of Valentine’s Day two years ago,
saying he mistook her for an intruder when he shot
four times through the locked door of his bedroom
toilet.
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Last month he made his first appearance in public
since leaving jail in October when he reported for
community service at a Pretoria police station.
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Source : PUNCH