South African authorities have issued a warrant of arrest for Oscar Pistorius, a day after the Paralympic champion was convicted on appeal of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, ENCA television reported on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upgraded the 29-year-old athlete's sentence to murder from "culpable homicide," South Africa's equivalent of manslaughter, for which he had received a five-year sentence.
A murder conviction normally carries a minimum 15-year jail sentence.
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority issued the arrest warrant, ENCA said.
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