Oscar Pistorius AKA Blade Runner has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for killing his lawyer and model Girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp , on Valentines Day Of 2013.
Oscar began serving the sentence today, Tuesday 21st of Oct. He was also handed a a fire arms charge suspended sentence for 3 years The prosecutors pushed for a murder conviction but Oscar Pistorius maintained that he shot her by mistake believing her to be an intruder. He will be serving his sentence in the Pretoria Central Prison which is known as home to South Africa's hardened criminals including the man known as Eugene de Kock AKA Prime Evil, who was the the leader of SA's apartheid death squad. Oscar Pistorius reaction to the sentence was just to wipe his eyes before he was taken away by the police to the holding cell. His Uncle, Arnold Pistorius said, Oscar will not be appealing.
source: Reuters.com
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