Judge Sets Tuesday Deadline for Pistorius Sentence

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will learn his fate Tuesday when a South African judge will hand down the sentence over the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The judge adjourned the court Friday after lawyers delivered their closing arguments in the sentencing hearing. The prosecutor said 10 years in prison would be the "minimum term that society will be happy with." The runner's attorney argued for Pistorius - a double amputee - to avoid...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - vendredi 17 octobre 2014