Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will remain under house arrest as he launches an appeal process to try to overturn his murder conviction.
He appeared in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday where he applied for bail pending the outcome of an application for leave to appeal in the Constitutional Court.
Pistorius was last week convicted by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, setting aside the Pretoria High Court's ruling that he was guilty of culpable homicide.
Pistorius, 29, shot Steenkamp, who was 29, through a locked toilet door at his Pretoria home on February 14 2013.
He claimed that he had fired the four shots believing that an intruder was hiding behind the door and his life and Steenkamp's were in danger.
Defence Advocate Barry Roux SC indicated that Pistorius planned to apply for leave to appeal and asked the court to grant him bail while he awaits the result of that application. He said that a date for sentencing proceedings should be set if the appeal process is unsuccessful.
The state did not oppose the bail application, but prosecutor Gerrie Nel said Pistorius should be subjected to strict bail conditions than before because he has been convicted, unlike an accused person applying for bail while awaiting trial.
Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba set bail at R10 000, due to be paid by 4pm on Friday (11-12-2015).
Pistorius will remain under house arrest at his uncle Arnold's luxury home in Waterkloof‚ Pretoria, where he has been staying since his release from prison in October.
Pistorius was sentenced to five years behind bars in October last year but was released under correctional supervision after serving about a year.
He may leave the house between 7am and noon and may not travel beyond 10km from his uncle's house. He will be monitored electronically by the Department of Correctional Services.
Pistorius will appear in the high court again on April 18 to report on the status of his Constitutional Court application.
Oscar Pistorius granted bail
He appeared in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday where he applied for bail pending the outcome of an application for leave to appeal in the Constitutional Court.
Pistorius was last week convicted by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, setting aside the Pretoria High Court's ruling that he was guilty of culpable homicide.
Pistorius, 29, shot Steenkamp, who was 29, through a locked toilet door at his Pretoria home on February 14 2013.
He claimed that he had fired the four shots believing that an intruder was hiding behind the door and his life and Steenkamp's were in danger.
Defence Advocate Barry Roux SC indicated that Pistorius planned to apply for leave to appeal and asked the court to grant him bail while he awaits the result of that application. He said that a date for sentencing proceedings should be set if the appeal process is unsuccessful.
The state did not oppose the bail application, but prosecutor Gerrie Nel said Pistorius should be subjected to strict bail conditions than before because he has been convicted, unlike an accused person applying for bail while awaiting trial.
Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba set bail at R10 000, due to be paid by 4pm on Friday (11-12-2015).
Pistorius will remain under house arrest at his uncle Arnold's luxury home in Waterkloof‚ Pretoria, where he has been staying since his release from prison in October.
Pistorius was sentenced to five years behind bars in October last year but was released under correctional supervision after serving about a year.
He may leave the house between 7am and noon and may not travel beyond 10km from his uncle's house. He will be monitored electronically by the Department of Correctional Services.
Pistorius will appear in the high court again on April 18 to report on the status of his Constitutional Court application.
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