Oscar Pistorius Lawyers says their client cannot afford another murder trial. Recall, the athlete was found guilty of culpable homicide a similar charge to manslaughter by a judge and was sentenced to five years in prison last year for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home on Val's Day 2013.
However, South African prosecutors have appealed the conviction and say Pistorius should be jailed for murder. His lawyer Barry Roux filed fresh evidence to the Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday arguing the runner cannot afford a new trial - and he would be unable to get a fair hearing anyway.