Oscar back in court tomorrow
Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius will be back in the Pretoria High Court tomorrow for a quick appearance ahead of formal sentencing proceedings.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku has confirmed that Pistorius would appear in court briefly.
“The matter will be postponed formally for sentencing proceedings,” he said.
He needs to be resentenced after his culpable homicide conviction was overturned for a stronger conviction of murder.
Last week, the NPA confirmed that prosecutors had been engaged in deliberations since the ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein that overturned Judge Thokozile Masipa’s finding.
The NPA has said it wanted the process to be concluded as soon as possible.
His appearance has been set down for 09:30.
Murder conviction
The SCA ruled on last week in favour of the State, setting aside Masipa's 2014 culpable homicide conviction.
The unanimous judgment was clear - Pistorius gambled with the life of the person behind the toilet door by firing four shots with a heavy-calibre firearm into a small space.
It referred the matter back to the trial court for sentencing.
The SCA’s ruling came almost three years after Pistorius shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp, later stating he mistook her for an intruder. He fired four shots into the bathroom door of his Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
He spent a year in prison and was released in October to serve the remainder of his five-year sentence under correctional supervision.
(File photo: AFP)