automobile Oscar Pistorius cast as a 'poor victim' in hope of lenient sentence, claim prosecution in hearing over Reeva Steenkamp killing By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:04:34 GMT Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a 'poor victim' ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday during day two of the hearing in Pretoria. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's parents rejected £21k from Oscar Pistorius, court told By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 07:30:25 GMT The Paralympian has returned to court in Pretoria for his sentencing hearing that will determine whether he serves up to 15 years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp or walk free. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius hearing sees Reeva Steenkamp's sobbing family recall the moment they heard of her death By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:56:02 GMT Reeva Steenkamp's cousin sobbed while testifying on Wednesday how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's parents admit accepting £6,300 payments from Oscar Pistorius By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:07:28 GMT The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will not pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and will pay back around £6,300 that the athlete gave them in monthly instalments. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius court hears South African officials insist jails are not full of violence By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 02:25:01 GMT South African prison bosses have hit back at 'inaccurate, serious allegations' in the Oscar Pistorius trial that the country's jails are violent and disease-ridden. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius trial sees Reeva Steenkamp's cousin talk about shooting By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:39:55 GMT In heart-wrenching testimony that reduced many in the Pretoria courtroom to tears, Kim Martins said the death of Miss Steenkamp (inset) had 'ruined our whole family'. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius must 'pay' with prison sentence... but we're not interested in revenge, insists Reeva Steenkamp's cousin By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:52:45 GMT Reeva Steenkamp's cousin says Oscar Pistorius must 'pay for what he's done' and testified that she didn't believe the sincerity of the athlete's courtroom apology to her family. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius's life is in danger if he goes to prison after 'death threat' from prison gang leader 'The General', claims defence By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:43:48 GMT Oscar Pistorius's defence lawyer has repeated claims that a ruthless prison gang leader has threatened to 'take out' the Olympian if he is given preferential treatment in prison. Full Article
automobile 'Oscar Pistorius faces death if he goes to jail' claims lawyers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:39:12 GMT Khalil Subjee - known as The General - said he would 'take out' the double-amputee if his fame and wealth bought him an easy time behind bars, the Pretoria court heard today. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius's sister accuses hitman Mikey Schultz of mouthing abuse at her By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:41:44 GMT Self-confessed hitman Mikey Schultz is said to have mouthed 'f*** you' at Aimee Pistorius after she expressed discomfort that he was occupying a place in court normally reserved for the sprinter's family. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius prosecutor demands long prison sentence for Blade Runner By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:01:59 GMT The athlete's sister Aimee, brother Carl, uncle Arnold and aunt Lois have been in court for almost every day of the seven-month trial in Pretoria. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius must get atleast 10 years for killing Reeva Steenkamp, claims prosecution By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:22:24 GMT Lawyers have been presenting their final arguments on Friday to Judge Thokozile Masipa at the end of the double-amputee athlete's sentencing hearing. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius if jailed faces being held with Czech inmate on trial for torture By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:13:37 GMT A cell has been set aside for Pistorius in a wing of just six cells at Pretoria Central prison, which is guarded by a special task force and where Radovan Krejcir, pictured, is being held Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius could be held in same Pretoria prison as Radovan Krejcir... the Czech inmate on trial for torture By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:49:36 GMT Oscar Pistorius faces being jailed in the same high security prison as a notorious Czech prisoner on trial for torture. The athlete is due to discover his fate on Tuesday when he is sentenced. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's sister pleads with judge to jail Oscar Pistorius for twenty years By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:53:25 GMT The sister of Reeva Steenkamp has called for Oscar Pistorius to be handed a harsh jail sentence for her murder, saying it would set a 'precedent all around the world'. Full Article
automobile Craig Brown reviews Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: Wages of spin: Did legendary adman Tom Bell really swear in front of Mrs Thatcher and why does he admit he worked for Pinochet, but not Oscar Pistorius? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:45:45 GMT The anomaly at the heart of Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: half the time, Bell is bragging about preferring lying to telling the truth. The other half, he is standing on his high horse. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius' sister Aimee speaks for first time to say she'll always love him By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:34:59 GMT Aimee Pistorius made the dramatic show of support today alongside her other brother, Carl, ahead of their middle sibling's sentencing tomorrow. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's sister pleads with judge to jail Oscar Pistorius for twenty years By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:00:21 GMT Reeva Steenkamp's sister Simone Cowburn has made a desperate plea to the Pretoria judge who will sentence Oscar tomorrow to hand down a heavy prison sentence to show that disability is no excuse. Full Article
automobile OSCAR PISTORIUS TIMELINE: How the events unfolded over 18 months By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:04:06 GMT Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp. Here, we look at the timeline of events from start to finish. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius was once an inspiration... now he's a broken man jailed for manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:22:03 GMT MARTHA KELNER: Oscar Pistorius was once the most famous and inspirational Paralympic athlete in the world. But now he is in prison for five years and his world has fallen apart. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius WON'T compete in Paralympic sport until 2019 as IPC stand firm on five-year sentence for manslaughter By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:17:56 GMT Oscar Pistorius will not be allowed to compete in Paralympic sport until 2019 after he was sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:52:25 GMT Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp - but his legal team have claimed that he is expected to serve around 10 months in jail. Full Article
automobile Boxer and former Premier League striker Curtis Woodhouse appears to ridicule Oscar Pistorius sentencing By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:03:32 GMT Boxer and former Birmingham City and Sheffield United striker Curtis Woodhouse has caused uproar on Twitter for messages on his profile ridiculing the Oscar Pistorius trial. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius is locked up in solitary cell as he starts FIVE-YEAR sentence By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:13:36 GMT The disgraced athlete was led down to holding cells as he was handed a five-year prison term after the judge ruled that a non-custodial sentence would send the 'wrong message to the community'. Full Article
automobile Five Years: Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to jail in South Africa for shooting dead his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:28:55 GMT Star athlete Oscar Pistorius began serving a five year sentence behind the towering walls of a grim South African prison on Tuesday after a sensational trial for killing his girlfriend. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius could be back on the track soon but pay-days are over for Paralympian By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:35:47 GMT Oscar Pistorius has been handed the dubious chance to resurrect his athletics career after being sentenced to what could be as little as 10 months’ imprisonment for shooting his girlfriend dead. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's parents speak out after Oscar Pistorius's five-year prison term By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:02:00 GMT Pistorius, 27, known as the Blade Runner, was yesterday jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, but could be out of prison in one-sixth of the time. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius survives his first night in hell-hole jail By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:02:01 GMT The convicted killer was dressed in an orange prison-issue jumpsuit and seemed to be coping 'so far so good' when he was seen by a prison official at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius is 'crying himself to sleep at night in prison' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:49:19 GMT Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius is currently being assessed by prison authorities in Pretoria as to whether the Olympic star represents a suicide risk. Full Article
automobile Jimmy Carr's Oscar Pistorius joke shocks Q Awards 2014 audience By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:32:00 GMT The 42-year-old presented the Best Act In The World Today award to rock band Kasabian but not before joking about the heartbreaking death of Reeva Steenkamp. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius 'cried to sleep' in prison after being handed five-year term for killing Reeva Steenkamp By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:59:52 GMT Oscar Pistorius cried himself to sleep on the first night of his five-year jail term for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Full Article
automobile Prosecutors in Oscar Pistorius case consider appeal which could see him face a murder conviction By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:11:30 GMT Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case have consulted with a criminal law expert over a possible appeal, which means the Olympic runner could face a murder conviction again. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius was 'trigger-happy' and 'would have killed someone sooner or later', insists Reeva Steenkamp's mother By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:20:16 GMT Reeva Steenkamp's mother believes Oscar Pistorius 'would have killed someone sooner or later' and that her daughter's 'bad luck' conspired against her. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's parents attack Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:21:37 GMT June and Barry Steenkamp said justice for their daughter Reeva, 29, has not been served as Oscar Pistorius, known as the 'Blade Runner', could be out in 10 months. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's mother June suggests daughter wanted to leave Oscar Pistorius By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:22:42 GMT Pistorius told the court they were planning a life together, but June Steenkamp thinks Reeva had 'nagging doubts about their compatibility' and said that the couple hadn't slept together. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius prosecutors WILL appeal athlete's manslaughter verdict By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:05:13 GMT The athlete is believed to have paid his legal team as much as £5,400 a day to fight the charge that he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria home during a seven-month trial. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius prosecutors WILL appeal manslaughter verdict and five-year prison term after failing to secure murder conviction By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:03:59 GMT South African prosecutors have confirmed they will appeal Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter verdict and five-year prison sentence after failing to secure a murder conviction. Full Article
automobile Katie Price 'received Twitter messages from Oscar Pistorius' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:05:44 GMT Katie Price has claimed she received direct message from Oscar Pistorius during his trial for the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius was messaging me during his trial, claims Katie Price By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:19:19 GMT Oscar Pistorius was reportedly messaging glamour model Katie Price during his trial for the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's mother wants to ask Oscar Pistorius why he killed her daughter By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:21:33 GMT Reeva Steenkamp's mother June is steeling herself for the inevitable day she and her husband Barry finally meet Pistorius and have the opportunity to ask him in person why he killed their daughter. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius prosecutors begin appeal over verdict and sentence after Paralympic star found not guilty of murder charge By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:36:15 GMT Prosecutors say they have filed appeal papers against the verdict and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case after the South African athlete was acquitted of the most serious murder charge. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius may stay in jail because he has NO ANKLES for electronic tag By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:24:23 GMT Prison bosses in Pretoria have told the Paralympian that he can't take part in their tagging scheme because the device cannot be properly monitored if it is fixed to a prosthetic leg. Full Article
automobile Reeva Steenkamp's mother despised taking Oscar Pistorius' 'blood money' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:27:59 GMT June and Barry Steenkamp were given £340 a month by the athlete in a series of payments that began several weeks after he killed their daughter at his Pretoria home on Valentine's Day last year. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius' prison gym training sessions with notorious Czech gangster By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:28:12 GMT News of the unlikely partnership was revealed in a letter of complaint to prison authorities by Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir after a treadmill and exercise bike used by the pair were moved. Full Article
automobile Caterham 'just like POOR Oscar Pistorius', says F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:29:42 GMT Basket case Caterham will go to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after raising enough funds through their ‘crowdfunding’ scheme, a move that has not been met with joy by Bernie Ecclestone. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius' lawyers file court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal his verdict and sentence By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:15:54 GMT Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers have filed court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal the verdict and sentence in his murder trial. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius's sister denies giving him balloons and birthday cake during visit By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:33:17 GMT Aimee Pistorius has denied reports that her brother was given preferential treatment on his 28th birthday and she he received 'nothing' prison regulations did not allow. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius's brother reveals tantalising details of jailed athlete's life behind bars By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:07:41 GMT In a wide-ranging interview, Pistorius's older brother Carl, 29, has provided the most detailed picture yet of his brother’s new life at Kgosi Mampuru prison. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius could be BAILED today with judge to rule on appeal By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:27:24 GMT Prosecutors in Pretoria have applied to appeal the decision Judge Thokozile Masipa to acquit the Paralympian of murder and instead sentence him five years in prison for manslaughter. Full Article
automobile Oscar Pistorius verdict: Judge Thokozile Masipa will respond to prosecution's appeal on Wednesday By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:24:18 GMT A South African judge says she will respond to the prosecution's appeal of the Oscar Pistorius verdict on Wednesday. Full Article