Prosecutors appeal against Oscar Pistorius’s manslaughter conviction

On Tuesday South African prosecutors filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence of star Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who last month was imprisoned for five years for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend.

The National Prosecuting Authority said: 'Today, we announce that the NPA filed the application for leave to appeal both the conviction and sentence. The appeal on conviction is based on the question of law.'

The athlete was tried for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he clearly shot four times through a locked toilet door in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013.

Oscar Pistorius has admitted to shooting Ms Steenkamp, 29, at his upmarket Pretoria home, but told the court he had mistaken her for an intruder. He was found guilty of culpable homicide, a charge equivalent to manslaughter, after a seven-month trial.

Now, prosecutors want to overturn the culpable homicide verdict and instead retry the entire case. If successful, Pistorius could face another marathon murder hearing. 

The date for the appeal hearing has not been set.

But being a lawyer is bad job ooo. Do they really want this guy to walk free without doing his time?