Oscar Pistorious
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I heard the other guy was just defending himself because he heard Pistorious had a blade
Awwww poor old Pisty.
His inmate was only giving him a leg up onto his bunk.
Ungrateful bastard.
His inmate was only giving him a leg up onto his bunk.
Ungrateful bastard.
'End of the road' for Pistorius as court rejects appeal
The former athlete is set to serve 13 years in jail for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's day 2013.
https://news.sky.com/story/end-of-the-road-for-pistorius-as-court-rejects-appeal-11324891
Justice achieved in the end.
The former athlete is set to serve 13 years in jail for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's day 2013.
https://news.sky.com/story/end-of-the-road-for-pistorius-as-court-rejects-appeal-11324891
Justice achieved in the end.
It was actually fifteen years, as he'd already served two when they gave him the thirteen and I think that's the actual term, rather than him getting out half way through as you do here.
Not sure 13 years is justice for murder.it should be life inside and throw away the key
And carried out by gunfire as he hides behind a bathroom door. The **** him.
Here (England & Wales) a murder conviction carries with it a minimum term e.g. life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years. 17 years is the minimum the individual would serve before being eligible for parole. In reality, it usually takes a further 7-10 years before release on life licence is granted.
MoH
I'm aware of that, but the numbers you used gave the suggestion that a murder here would incur a longer sentence, I was just pointing out that the sentence Pistorius got was about the same as you'd get here (my original post was a bit lazy, there's a perception that everyone serves half their sentence here and I was assuming people might think he'd only serve part of it, particularly as he got out on license after five minutes after the original sentencing).
You’re right on the perception point. Admittedly it does not help when the court refers to it as a life sentence but then appears to award a determinate sentence. But the sentence is for the remainder of their life when you include the licence element.
Where it gets interesting is the starting point for that minimum term. IIRC it is a minimum 25 year term for murdering someone with a knife.
A whole life order is exactly that but these are very rare indeed and are on a case by case basis.
MoH
For killing a police officer or prison office it is a 30 year minimum term. This is under review with it likely to increase to a whole life term (starting point with a judge able to exercise discretion in mitigating it down).
MoH
