South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given five years in
jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year
suspended sentence for a firearms charge.
The parents of Reeva Steenkamp told the BBC they were happy with
the sentence and relieved the case was over. The defence said it
expected Pistorius to serve about 10 months in prison.
Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide but cleared of
murder.
Prosecutors had called for a minimum 10-year term, and the
defence had argued for community service and house arrest.
Source: bbcnews.com
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