Pretoria: A South African judge will rule Tuesday on whether to grant a state appeal that would open the way for Oscar Pistorius to serve more time behind bars for shooting his girlfriend.


Oscar Pistorius

Prosecution lawyers applied for an appeal after Judge Thokozile Masipa in October sentenced the Paralympic gold medallist to five years in jail after a trial that attracted worldwide interest. The judge found him guilty of culpable homicide, also known as manslaughter, rather than a more serious charge of murdering Reeva Steenkamp.