A South African judge on Friday rejected the state’s appeal seeking a longer jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a six-year term for killing his girlfriend three years ago. The prosecution had been pushing for a longer sentence against the fallen 29-year-old sprint star over the 2013 murder of Reeva Steenkamp. “The sentence of six years is shockingly lenient and disturbingly inappropriate,” prosecutor Gerrie Nel argued in court. ‘Enough is enough’But Nel argued that the six-year sentence was flawed and that it should be appealed. The year before he killed Steenkamp, Pistorius -- known as the Blade Runner -- became the first double-amputee to race at Olympic level when he appeared at the London 2012 Games.

Source: Hindustan Times August 26, 2016 10:30 UTC