- Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a brawl at the prison were he is serving his jail term
- Pistorius was injured during an altercation with another inmate over the use of public phone
- He sustained a bruise from the brawl
South African double amputee and Paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a brawl at the prison, the department of of correctional service has said.
Pistorius, 31, was convicted of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, is serving a 13-year jail term at the prison north of the capital, Pretoria.
The Guardian reports that Pistorius sustained a bruise after an altercation with another inmate on December 6, over the use of a public phone.
Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a prison brawl. Photo: Mirror
A spokesperson for the department, Singabakho Nxumalo, said: “Oscar Pistorius sustained a bruise following an alleged incident with another inmate over the use of a public phone in the special care unit where both offenders are detained at Attridgeville correctional centre."
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Nxumalo said an official investigation had been launched on the incident.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that Pistorius had his sentence for killing his girlfriend increased from six years to 13 years.
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The double amputee initially got six years for murdering Steenkamp.
However, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein in a recent ruling increased the sentence.
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Source: Naija.ng
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