Pistorius sentencing today
October 13, 2014 13:09
It's D-Day for Oscar Pistorius. South African judge Thokozile Masipa will decide Pistorius's sentence today. Judge confirms with the barristers for Pistorius and the state that the mitigation and sentencing is not likely to take more than one week. A commonly-held belief, however, is that he will be sentenced to between five and ten years behind bars.
Last month, she found the athlete guilty of culpable homicide after he fatally shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a bathroom door on Valentine's day 2013.Masipa said that the Paralympian had been "negligent" and acted "hastily" when firing into a bathroom door, fearing that there was an intruder on the other side.
However the court cleared Pistorius of the more serious charge of premeditated murder, saying that the state had failed to give enough proof for such a charge.
Pistorius was also found guilty of one count of discharging a firearm in public, an offence relating to his firing of a gun in a restaurant.
Last month, she found the athlete guilty of culpable homicide after he fatally shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a bathroom door on Valentine's day 2013.Masipa said that the Paralympian had been "negligent" and acted "hastily" when firing into a bathroom door, fearing that there was an intruder on the other side.
However the court cleared Pistorius of the more serious charge of premeditated murder, saying that the state had failed to give enough proof for such a charge.
Pistorius was also found guilty of one count of discharging a firearm in public, an offence relating to his firing of a gun in a restaurant.
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