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Runner Oscar Pistorius Released On $692 Bail After Convicted Of Murdering His Girlfriend

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PRETORIA, South Africa — A South African judge on Tuesday released Oscar Pistorius on bail, allowing him to remain under house arrest while he awaits sentencing for the murder of girlfriend.

The country’s Supreme Court of Appeal convicted him on Thursday of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, overturning a lower court’s conviction of the lesser crime of manslaughter.

The appeals court then said the double-amputee Olympian should be sentenced by the lower court.

Judge Aubrey Ledwaba of the trial court granted Pistorius bail of $692 and extended his house arrest until his sentencing hearing, which he set for April 18.

The judge said Pistorius will be placed under electronic monitoring and may only leave his uncle’s home between 7 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Pistorius’ chief defense lawyer, Barry Roux, said his client plans to appeal his conviction to the Constitutional Court.

Source: WGN TV

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