Pistorius returns to court today, faces sentencing over girlfriend's death

October 13, 2014 09:10

South African track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court today to find out whether he will serve a long stretch behind bars for the negligent killing of his model girlfriend, or walk out a free man. After a six-month, trial that captivated South Africa, and millions more around the world, opinion is starkly divided on the eventual outcome.A non-custodial sentence would likely spark public anger. The paralympic and Olympic athlete was convicted of culpable homicide last month for the Valentine's Day shooting of 29-year-old law graduate Reeva Steenkamp.

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