Pistorius arrives in court for sentencing hearing
- 10 years ago
Athlete Oscar Pistorius arrived in court on Wednesday (October 15) as his sentencing hearing entered its third day.
The 27-year-old Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, whose lower legs were amputated as a baby, was convicted of culpable homicide in September for shooting dead his girlfriend, law graduate and model Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day 2013.
A defence witness on Tuesday (October 14) said that Pistorius would be "broken as a person" if he were jailed.
Probation officer Annette Vergeer, who was paid by the defence to produce her report, said South African prisons were not conducive to the disabled and Pistorius would be vulnerable to violence and highly stressful situations.
One of the two witnesses the state is calling is Pistorius' ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor. During the trial she described two other incidents in which Pistorius drew his gun.
Judge Thokozile Masipa cleared Pistorius of murder, saying prosecutors had failed to prove his int
The 27-year-old Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, whose lower legs were amputated as a baby, was convicted of culpable homicide in September for shooting dead his girlfriend, law graduate and model Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day 2013.
A defence witness on Tuesday (October 14) said that Pistorius would be "broken as a person" if he were jailed.
Probation officer Annette Vergeer, who was paid by the defence to produce her report, said South African prisons were not conducive to the disabled and Pistorius would be vulnerable to violence and highly stressful situations.
One of the two witnesses the state is calling is Pistorius' ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor. During the trial she described two other incidents in which Pistorius drew his gun.
Judge Thokozile Masipa cleared Pistorius of murder, saying prosecutors had failed to prove his int