South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to 6 years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
The 29 year old Paralympic athlete shot Steenkamp four times through a locked toilet door. He has always maintained he thought an intruder had entered the house.
Pistorius previously served 9 months of a five year sentence after he was found guilty of manslaughter, however the state successfully appealed against that verdict.
Judge Thokozile Masipa said there were compelling reasons, including Pistorious' efforts to save Reeva's life after the shooting and his apparent remorse, for not issuing the minimum 15 year sentence before she delivered her verdict.
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