South African prosecutors had sought 15 years in prison for the Olympic athlete
South African Olympian not allowed challenge over murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Athlete to have sentence changed after judge upgrades conviction from ‘culpable homicide’
Paralympic gold medallist freed on parole last month after serving a fifth of prison term
Athlete to be given parole on October 20th, about a year into manslaughter sentence
The Paralympian was due to be moved to house arrest after serving 10 months in jail
Olympic runner’s lawyers to counter new legal attempt to convict him of murder
Prosecutor argues decision to acquit athlete of murder was ‘shockingly inappropriate’
Athlete guilty of killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013
Short sentencing ‘violates a woman’s right to justice’ says charity
Paralympic Committee has no regulations barring someone with criminal record
Experts conclude Pistorius was ‘capable of appreciating the wrongfulness of his act’
Judge will rule tomorrow on the request for a professional evaluation of Pistorius’s mental health
Defence lawyer Barry Roux says he expects to conclude his case this week
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