Oscar’s day of reckoning is finally here…
Oscar Pistorius Sentenced
Bladerunner Oscar Pistorius is going to prison for five years for the death of his girlfriend Reva Steenkamp. Despite being found not guilty of premeditated murder, the Olympian was found guilty of culpable homicide.
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
In court in Pretoria, Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge. Pistorius has now been taken to the cells.
Prosecutors had called for a minimum 10-year term, and the defence argued for community service and house arrest.
Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide but cleared of murder.
Defence lawyer Barry Roux said his client was expected to serve 10 months in prison, with the rest under house arrest.
The BBC’s Andrew Harding, in court, says the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, Barry and June, tell him they are happy with the sentence and relieved the case is over.
Hmmmm…five years for culpable homicide? Is that fair or foul????
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