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The alleged murder of Nathalie Maillet, the CEO of the Spa-Francorchamps F1 cicuit, by her husband in Gouvy, Belgium has once again drawn attention to crimes of passion in the world of sports. There have been many high-profile instances of such crimes by spotspersons like Oscar Pistorius, OJ Simpson and Mike Tyson. We take a look at some much-talked about crimes of passion in the world of sports through these collections of pictures.
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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".
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The former Paralympic champion is serving a 13-year jail term for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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A South African appeals court increased Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius` sentence for murdering his girlfriend to 13 years and five months on Friday, marking a victory for prosecutors in a case that shocked the world.
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Pistorius was imprisoned in July last year after being found guilty on appeal of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine`s Day 2013 in a case that attracted worldwide interest.
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Judge Thokozile Masipa on Friday rejected an appeal by the state against a six-year jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who murdered his girlfriend in 2013.
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Pistorius, 30, is serving a six-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, in his Pretoria house in 2013.
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In July, Pistorius, 29, was given a six-year jail term after an appeals court upgraded his manslaughter conviction to murder.
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The jail term was less than half the 15-years sought by prosecutors, who said Pistorius had shown no remorse for the 2013 shooting.
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Pistorius bursts into tears as he is charged, denying murder "in the strongest terms".
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The 29-year-old double-amputee, who is being held at the Kgosi Mampuru II Prison in Pretoria.
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According to the South African weekly City Press, citing another inmate at the prison, Pistorius had to go to hospital after intentionally slitting his wrists.
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Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, in the early hours of Valentine`s Day in 2013, saying he mistook her for a burglar when he fired four times through the door of his bedroom toilet.
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'There exists no rule which debars the six-time Paralympic gold medal winner from representing his nation anymore.'
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Judge Thokozile Masipa said she had considered both aggravating and mitigating factors.
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Oscar only uses the blades for running, rest of the time he uses prosthetic legs.
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The original trial judge, Thokozile Masipa, will delivered the sentence.
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Pistorius is facing a minimum of 15 years behind bars for the murder of his 29-year-old girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine`s Day three years ago.
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In March, Pistorius's lawyers failed to reverse an appeal judgement that upgraded his original conviction from culpable homicide -- the equivalent of manslaughter -- to murder.
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South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday enters the final stretch of a protracted legal battle that could see him back in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three years ago.
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