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Oscar Pistorius to appeal murder conviction

Oscar Pistorius to appeal murder conviction
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South African athlete Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers have lodged papers at the Constitutional Court urging a review of his murder conviction. Pistorius

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers have lodged papers at the Constitutional Court urging a review of his murder conviction.

Pistorius killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013. A manslaughter verdict was overturned last month and a murder verdict introduced in its place.

The athlete is currently under house arrest.

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