Oscar
Pistorius was dramatically jailed for five years today for killing his
model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but could spend as little as ten
months behind bars.
The
disgraced Paralympian wiped his eyes as he was handed a five-year
prison term after the judge ruled that a non-custodial sentence would
send the 'wrong message to the community'.
As
he was led down to the cells, Miss Steenkamp's mother, June, smiled as
she told of a sense of 'closure' after a seventh-month trial, but said
it 'would not magic Reeva back.'
The
model's ailing father, who suffered a stroke after his daughter's
death, said he was 'very glad' the trial was over. A lawyer for the
family said the sentence was 'welcome'.
The
runner's sister Aimee briefly covered her head with a jacket and looked
distressed. His family said he would not appeal the sentence.
The
athlete was found guilty of culpable homicide, but was acquitted of
murder after shooting Miss Steenkamp four times through a toilet cubicle
door at his home last year.
According
to legal observers, Pistorius could spend only ten months in jail and,
provided he poses no trouble to the prison authorities, could spend the
remainder of his sentence under correctional supervision at home.
The disgraced athlete is led to the holding cells at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria
Oscar Pistorius reacts after he is handed a five-year prison term for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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