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Oscar Pistorius Injured in Prison Fight over Use of Public Telephone

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Former Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was injured during a prison fight in South Africa on Dec. 6, according to BBC News.

Prison spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo described the incident: "It is alleged that [Pistorius] was involved in an altercation with another inmate over the use of a public phone in the special care unit where both offenders are detained at Attridgeville Correctional Centre."

Pistorius reportedly suffered a bruise in the altercation.

In November, Pistorius' prison sentence for the 2013 murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was increased to 13 years and five months after the initial ruling of six years.