Prosecutors to appeal Pistorius sentence for being too light

JOHANNESBURG -- The South African prosecutors’ office said Thursday it will appeal Oscar Pistorius’ six-year jail sentence and seek a longer prison term for the double-amputee athlete, who was convicted of murder for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Calling the sentence given to Pistorius by a judge on July 6 “shockingly too lenient,” the National Prosecuting...