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South Africa's Supreme Court more than doubled
Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence last month, accepting
prosecutors' argument that the original jail term of six years
for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was "shockingly
lenient".
Pistorius' family spokesman was not available to comment.
Legal analysts have said Pistorius could appeal to the
Constitutional Court, South Africa's topmost legal authority,
but saw his chances of success as slim.
The gold medal-winning athlete, a double amputee known as the
"Blade Runner" for his carbon-fiber prosthetics was given the
minimum 15 years prescribed for murder by the Supreme Court,
reduced to 13 years and five months, taking into account time
served.
The athlete was jailed in July last year after being found
guilty on appeal of murdering model and law graduate Steenkamp
on Valentine's Day 2013 by firing four shots through a locked
bathroom door.
Rights groups in a country beset by high levels of violent crime
against women say Pistorius, 31, received preferential treatment
compared to non-whites and those without his wealth or celebrity
status.
Although in jail, Pistorius has remained in the news. He
suffered a bruise in a fight with another inmate after spending
too long on a phone call, a prison spokesman said.
(Reporting by James Macharia; Editing by Alison Williams)
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