BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius sentenced to six years for murder
Updated | By ECR Newswatch
Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
North Gauteng High Court Judge, Thokozile Masipa sentenced the former Paralympian a short while ago.
His conviction of culpable homicide was converted to one of murder in the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Pistorius was lead down the stairs to the holding cells shortly after Masipa read out her sentence.
Pistorius claims he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder when he shot her in 2013.
#OscarPistorius judge starts making her conclusion, explaining Reeva Steenkamp's parents have forgiven him https://t.co/MhlrxtL01A
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 6, 2016
#OscarPistorius judge on whether he has show remorse for killing Reeva Steenkamp https://t.co/O5h0LTRrgA
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 6, 2016
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