A South African court confirmed Monday to former Olympic star Oscar Pistorius that he would be sentenced in June for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The 29-year-old originally received a five-year jail term for culpable homicide, according to the Guardian, but the conviction was overturned in December and he was found guilty of murder.
Pistorius, who attended the court in Pretoria, was told to return from June 13 to 17 to receive a new sentence. Murder in South Africa carries a minimum sentence of 15 years.
Pistorius, known as “Blade Runner” for the prosthetic legs he used to race, maintains he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder when he fired the four shots through a locked bathroom door on Feb. 14, 2013.
[Guardian]
More Must-Reads from TIME
- The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024
- Inside the Rise of Bitcoin-Powered Pools and Bathhouses
- How Nayib Bukele’s ‘Iron Fist’ Has Transformed El Salvador
- What Makes a Friendship Last Forever?
- Long COVID Looks Different in Kids
- Your Questions About Early Voting , Answered
- Column: Your Cynicism Isn’t Helping Anybody
- The 32 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
Write to Mark Rivett-Carnac at mark.rivett-carnac@timeasia.com