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Pistorius defence team say will not appeal six-year sentence
July 06, 2016 15:37 IST
IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius arrives for sentencing at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Photograph: Marco Longari/Pool/Reuters.
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not appeal a six-year prison sentence given by a South African High Court judge on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, his defence team said.
Pistorius will serve "between half and two thirds of the sentence" before he can apply for parole, said Andrew Fawcett, Pistorius' instructing attorney.
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