South Africa issues arrest warrant for Pistorius - ENCA TV

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African authorities have issued a warrant of arrest for Oscar Pistorius, a day after the Paralympic champion was convicted on appeal of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, ENCA television reported on Friday.

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Published 5 December 2015 2:23am

Updated 5 December 2015 2:26am

Source: Reuters

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The Supreme Court on Thursday upgraded the 29-year-old athlete's sentence to murder from "culpable homicide", South Africa's equivalent of manslaughter, for which he had received a five-year sentence. A murder conviction normally carries a minimum 15-year jail sentence.

South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority issued the arrest warrant, ENCA said.

(Reporting by Zandi Shabalala; Writing by Joe Brock; Editing by James Macharia)

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