
'End of the road' for Pistorius as court rejects appeal
South Africa's highest court has rejected a request for appeal by Oscar Pistorius.The decision means the "end of the road" for the former athlete, who faces 13 years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.He had asked South Africa's constitutional court to review both his jail term and murder conviction, but both requests were dismissed in a ruling.:: Reeva Steenkamp - the woman behind the nameImage:Pistorius with Reeva Steenkamp less than three weeks before he killed herPistorius shot Ms Steenkamp dead on Valentine's Day 2013 after firing four times through the locked door of his bedroom toilet.He later claimed he believed she had been an intruder, and his lawyers have challenged both his prosecution and sentences in years of wrangling in the courts.It now appears the form...