An appeals court rejected that verdict and convicted Pistorius of murder. Oscar Pistorius appeared in a South African court on Monday for a sentencing hearing after the double-amputee Olympian was convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Defence lawyer Barry Roux argued for some leniency and called a psychologist who evaluated Pistorius to testify. The minimum sentence for murder in South Africa is 15 years in jail, though a judge can reduce that sentence in some circumstances. The clinical psychologist, professor Jonathan Scholtz, said he did not think Pistorius would be able to testify at the sentencing hearings because he has psychological problems.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2016 08:48 UTC