Murder conviction

Pistorius could be up for parole

He is eligible for possible release after having served half his sentence.

But he first has to take part in a "restorative justice" process.

Pistorius shot Steenkamp dead in 2013 saying he mistook her for a burglar at his home in the capital, Pretoria.

The 34-year-old fired four times through a locked toilet door.

In 2014, he was given a five-year term for manslaughter.

But Pistorius was found guilty of murder on appeal in 2015 and the sentence was later increased to 13 years and five months.

NSW Supreme Court jury finds Tongan man guilty of murdering neighbour

Sateki Siale, 26, will be sentenced at a later date.

The court heard that the murder took place after midnight on October 11, 2015 at Lakemba in Sydney’s south-west. 

The victim, Mr Kelly Ventigadoo, was talking to his mother and hearing-impaired father outside their home.

The jury was told a drunken Siale approached them and asked “Why are you talking so loud? This is my street”.

Siale than smashed a beer bottle on a brick fence and plunged it into Ventigadoo’s neck.

Tongan gang member could serve 40 years for double killing in US

Fonua was sentenced to 20 years for the 2009 fatal shooting of 21-year-old Krystal Flores and another 20 years for shooting dead of the 34-year-old Vilami Latu, in the garage in 2007.

The court was told Fonua shot Flores after he and others entered the wrong home when they sought revenge on rival gang members.

His accomplices were Alexander Bloomfield, 35, and Pailate K. Lomu, 26, and George Blake Angilau, 25.

Bloomfield and Lomu are scheduled for trials later this year while no court dates are currently set for Angilau.

Brothers sent home to Tonga after serving sentence for murder of Australian policeman

Motekiai Taufahema was sent to the kingdom yesterday and his brother John will be sent later.

The two brothers were both on parole for a brutal bashing when stopped by McEnallay with four stolen guns in Hillsdale in 2002.

Pistorius case to be heard by Supreme Court on Nov. 3

The Supreme Court announced the date on Tuesday. The court said the appeal by prosecutors against Pistorius' acquittal for murder for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp will be heard by a panel of five judges.

Pistorius was found guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home in 2013.

Prosecutors say Judge Thokozile Masipa made errors at Pistorius' murder trial last year and want the Supreme Court to re-examine her verdict.