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Murder Sentence More than Doubled

Pistorius had originally been sentenced to 6 years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Appeals Court just upped the sentence to 15 years ... agreeing with prosecutors that the 6 year sentence was shockingly lenient.

Under South African law, the recommended minimum sentence for murder is 15 years.

The court gave Pistorius credit for the year-and-a-half already served, so he must now spend 13 years and months behind bars.
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