South Africa prosecution to appeal Pistorius conviction, sentence

Reuters

Published Oct 27, 2014 09:03AM ET

South Africa prosecution to appeal Pistorius conviction, sentence

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's state prosecutors will appeal the culpable homicide conviction and five-year jail sentence handed down last week on Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Monday.

"Oscar Pistorius judgment, NPA will be appealing both the conviction and sentence," NPA spokesman Nathi Mncube said on his Twitter feed.