Appeal court could send Oscar Pistorius back to jail‚ despite early house arrest

08 June 2015 - 17:21
By RDM News Wire

While Oscar Pistorius is expected to be placed under house arrest in August‚ this could be only a temporary reprieve from prison life. Lawyer Ulrich Roux‚ who has followed the trial‚ said the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) could amend his sentence if it finds that Judge Thokozile Masipa was wrong to acquit him of murder.

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