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| Oscar Pistorius murder charge sought by S Africa prosecutors | Oscar Pistorius murder charge sought by S Africa prosecutors |
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| South African prosecutors have started an appeal hearing on whether athlete Oscar Pistorius should be convicted of murder instead of culpable homicide. | South African prosecutors have started an appeal hearing on whether athlete Oscar Pistorius should be convicted of murder instead of culpable homicide. |
| The Paralympian was released from prison last month after serving one year of his five-year term for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. | The Paralympian was released from prison last month after serving one year of his five-year term for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. |
| Pistorius, 28, shot her through a locked bathroom door in 2013 but insists he thought she was an intruder. | Pistorius, 28, shot her through a locked bathroom door in 2013 but insists he thought she was an intruder. |
| He could be sent back to jail if appeal judges overturn the original verdict. | He could be sent back to jail if appeal judges overturn the original verdict. |
| Pistorius is currently under house arrest, and is not attending the hearing at South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. | Pistorius is currently under house arrest, and is not attending the hearing at South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. |
| Live: Latest updates here | Live: Latest updates here |
| The proceedings are being broadcast live on television. | The proceedings are being broadcast live on television. |
| State prosecutor Gerrie Nel has been outlining the state's case for the verdict to be changed to murder from culpable homicide or manslaughter. | |
| It is not the facts that five appeal court judges will have to consider but the application of the law, in what is expected to be a highly technical case, the BBC's Karen Allen in Bloemfontein reports. | |
| The prosecution says that Judge Thokozile Masipa incorrectly applied the law of murder - or dolus eventualis - and argues that Oscar Pistorius should have foreseen the result of his actions, namely that shooting four times through a closed bathroom door would result in a person's death, our correspondent says. | |
| The athlete said he believed there was an intruder in the house and thought his girlfriend was in the bedroom. | |
| The prosecution will argue that who was behind the bathroom door is irrelevant, and Pistorius's intent was to kill, our correspondent adds. | |
| Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, of his 29-year-old girlfriend at a trial in October last year. | Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, of his 29-year-old girlfriend at a trial in October last year. |
| Ms Steenkamp's relatives have said they think Pistorius is "getting off lightly". | |
| The double amputee was released from prison on 19 October. Under South African law, he was eligible for release under "correctional supervision" having served a sixth of his sentence. | |
| His family said he would "strictly" adhere to his parole conditions at his uncle's upmarket home in Pretoria. | |
| Pistorius competed in the 400 metres at the London 2012 Olympics, wearing carbon-fibre blades to run against able-bodied athletes. |