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| Oscar Pistorius granted bail after murder conviction | |
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| South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail while he awaits sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. | |
| Judges changed his manslaughter conviction to murder last week. He now faces a minimum 15-year jail sentence for the murder of Ms Steenkamp. | |
| The sentencing hearing is due to be held on 18 April next year. | |
| The athlete would also appeal against his murder conviction in the Constitutional Court, his lawyer said. | |
| Bail has been set at 10,000 rand ($700, £450). Pistorius was deemed not to be a flight risk by Judge Audrey Ledwaba. | |
| Pistorius can remain under house arrest at his uncle's home until sentencing next year, and will be electronically tagged. He also has to hand over his passport. | |
| He will be able to leave the house between 7am and midday, but will only be able to move within a 20km (12 miles) radius. | He will be able to leave the house between 7am and midday, but will only be able to move within a 20km (12 miles) radius. |
| He is currently under house arrest after spending one year of his original five-year sentence in jail. | He is currently under house arrest after spending one year of his original five-year sentence in jail. |
| In his bail affidavit, he said he had no income. During the hearing, his lawyer said he was only able to pay a sum of 10,000 rand for his bail. | |
| The 29-year-old killed Ms Steenkamp on Valentine's Day after shooting four times through a locked toilet door. | The 29-year-old killed Ms Steenkamp on Valentine's Day after shooting four times through a locked toilet door. |
| Pistorius is a six-time Paralympic gold medallist whose legs were amputated below the knee as a baby. He made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics, in 2012, running on prosthetic "blades". | Pistorius is a six-time Paralympic gold medallist whose legs were amputated below the knee as a baby. He made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics, in 2012, running on prosthetic "blades". |
| Last week, South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein accepted prosecution arguments and ruled that the lower court did not correctly apply the concept of "dolus eventualis" - whether Pistorius knew that a death would be a likely result of his actions. | Last week, South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein accepted prosecution arguments and ruled that the lower court did not correctly apply the concept of "dolus eventualis" - whether Pistorius knew that a death would be a likely result of his actions. |
| What next for Pistorius? | What next for Pistorius? |
| When will he be sentenced? | When will he be sentenced? |
| The date set for the sentencing hearing has been set for 18 April. The minimum sentence for murder is 15 years, but the judge does have the discretion to lower it. | The date set for the sentencing hearing has been set for 18 April. The minimum sentence for murder is 15 years, but the judge does have the discretion to lower it. |
| Can he appeal? | Can he appeal? |
| Yes, but only if his lawyers are convinced that the appeal judges violated his constitutional rights. So it is a high threshold, and hard to meet. | Yes, but only if his lawyers are convinced that the appeal judges violated his constitutional rights. So it is a high threshold, and hard to meet. |
| Is this the end of Pistorius' professional athletics career? | Is this the end of Pistorius' professional athletics career? |
| Almost certainly. He is 29, and will be past his prime by the time he is freed. It is also unlikely that advertisers would want to sponsor him, as the Pistorius brand is now tainted. | Almost certainly. He is 29, and will be past his prime by the time he is freed. It is also unlikely that advertisers would want to sponsor him, as the Pistorius brand is now tainted. |
| The making and unmaking of Oscar Pistorius | The making and unmaking of Oscar Pistorius |
| 10 key moments from the trial | 10 key moments from the trial |
| Last week's ruling said that having armed himself with a high-calibre weapon, Pistorius must have foreseen that whoever was behind the door might die, especially given his firearms training. | Last week's ruling said that having armed himself with a high-calibre weapon, Pistorius must have foreseen that whoever was behind the door might die, especially given his firearms training. |
| Pistorius always maintained that he believed there was an intruder in the house - but Justice Eric Leach said that the identity of the person behind the door was "irrelevant to his guilt". | Pistorius always maintained that he believed there was an intruder in the house - but Justice Eric Leach said that the identity of the person behind the door was "irrelevant to his guilt". |
| The judge added that Pistorius did "not take that most elementary precaution of firing a warning shot". | The judge added that Pistorius did "not take that most elementary precaution of firing a warning shot". |
| Correspondents say that many in South Africa were upset by the original acquittal on murder charges. Women's rights groups argued he should have been found guilty of murder as a deterrent because of the high number of women who are killed by their partners in the country. | |
| The double amputee was released from prison on 19 October under "correctional supervision", having served a sixth of his sentence. | |
| Pistorius key dates: | Pistorius key dates: |