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Oscar Pistorius is escorted by police officers as he leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, in this Oct. 17, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Prosecutors say they will appeal Oscar Pistorius’ verdict

By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, at the end of the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Following the testimony hearing, which is expected to end this week, Judge Thokozile Masipa will rule on what punishment Pistorius must serve after convicting him of culpable homicide for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home. (AP Photo/Alon Skuy, Pool)

Oscar Pistorius trial: Prosecutor wants him sentenced to 10 years in prison

By Lynsey Chutel and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 20, file photo, Oscar Pistorius listens as a court ruling is handed down that he would undergo psychiatric evaluation in Pretoria, South Africa. The murder trial of Pistorius resumes Monday, June 30, 2014 after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool, File)

Oscar Pistorius not mentally ill during killing, reports say

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, on his arrival in court for his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Daniel Born, Pool)

Prosecutor: Pistorius should get mental evaluation

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius sits in court for his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, May 12, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Chris Collingridge, Pool)

Psychiatrist: Pistorius has ‘anxiety disorder’

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, middle, accompanied by brother Carl Pistorius, behind, and police officers leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius trial: Prosecutor chides defense witness

By GERALD IMRAY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, center, leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius defense tries to rebuild case

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, center, leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Prosecutor accuses Oscar Pistorius at end of questioning

By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

South African chief state prosecutor Gerrie Nel gestures as he explains a possible scenario into how Oscar Pistorius might have fired on girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, April 14, 2014. A judge temporarily adjourned the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius after the athlete started to sob while testifying about the moments before he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year. (AP Photo/Antoine de Ras, Pool)

Prosecutor’s unrelenting questions to Pistorius

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, right, accompanied by relatives arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, April 14, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Prosecutor presses Oscar Pistorius at murder trial

By Gerald Imray and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

State prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, questions Oscar Pistorius in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 11, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Craig Nieuwenhuizen, Pool)

Combative prosecutor makes mark in Pistorius trial

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 11, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius trial: The points of contention

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius puts on his jacket as he arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 11, 2014. The chief prosecutor laughed scornfully at an answer from Pistorius during the Olympic athlete's murder trial Thursday, mocking the man who shot his girlfriend. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Oscar Pistorius shot lover as they talked, prosecutor says

By Gerald Imray and Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Oscar Pistorius is untruthful and an egotist, prosecutor says

By Christopher Torchia and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius, middle, with unidentified relatives walks towards the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pistorius refuses to look at photo of dead lover

By GERALD IMRAY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel during cross questioning of Oscar Pistorius, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool)

Pistorius and his story under intense scrutiny

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Oscar Pistorius hands a note to his defense team as he listens to cross questioning about the events surrounding the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in court during his trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Kevin Sutherland, Pool)

Pistorius trial: Police conduct faces scrutiny

Associated Press

FILE : in this file photo taken Tuesday, June 4, 2013 double-amputee Olympian, Oscar Pistorius, looks on as he appears in the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa at a hearing. Pistorius, now 27, faces possibly being sent to prison until he is older than 50. Pistorius goes on trial Monday March 3, 2014 charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe-file)

Oscar Pistorius: His entire life story on trial

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press