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Oscar Pistorius sentencing: Judge to deliver athlete's sentence on Tuesday | |
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The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial is expected to hand down the Paralympic athlete’s sentence on Tuesday. | The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial is expected to hand down the Paralympic athlete’s sentence on Tuesday. |
The five-day sentencing hearing was adjourned on Friday after both the defence and prosecution gave their closing statements. | The five-day sentencing hearing was adjourned on Friday after both the defence and prosecution gave their closing statements. |
Mr Pistorius is awaiting the sentence for the conviction of culpable homicide, after he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year. | Mr Pistorius is awaiting the sentence for the conviction of culpable homicide, after he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year. |
The athlete could serve a maximum of 15 years in prison for the crime. | The athlete could serve a maximum of 15 years in prison for the crime. |
The prosecution has called for Mr Pistorius to be incarcerated for 10 years, while the defence has argued that the double amputee should receive a maximum sentence of three years occasional house arrest, community service, and no jail time, claiming that violent South African prisons would “break” the athlete. | The prosecution has called for Mr Pistorius to be incarcerated for 10 years, while the defence has argued that the double amputee should receive a maximum sentence of three years occasional house arrest, community service, and no jail time, claiming that violent South African prisons would “break” the athlete. |
Mr Pistorius is also facing sentencing for his conviction of the negligent use of a firearm, for which the maximum sentence is five years. The conviction is for Mr Pistorius’s actions a month before Miss Steenkamp’s killing, when he fired a gun into the floor of a crowded restaurant. | Mr Pistorius is also facing sentencing for his conviction of the negligent use of a firearm, for which the maximum sentence is five years. The conviction is for Mr Pistorius’s actions a month before Miss Steenkamp’s killing, when he fired a gun into the floor of a crowded restaurant. |
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