SA prosecutors to appeal against Pistorius' shockingly 'too lenient six-year sentence''

Updated On: 22 July, 2016 08:33 AM IST | | IANS

<p>South African prosecutors said that they will appeal against Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’ six-year sentence for murder, calling it "shockingly too lenient</p>

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Johannesburg: South African prosecutors said that they will appeal against Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius’ six-year sentence for murder, calling it "shockingly too lenient." The National Prosecuting Authority said the sentence was "disproportionate to the crime" and could bring the justice system into disrepute.

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