The South African athlete was sentenced at Pretoria’s High Court for the killing of his girlfriend Ms Steenkamp, after being cleared of murder but convicted of culpable homicide.
In her sentencing, Judge Masipa ruled a non-custodial sentence would send the wrong sentence to the community, but a long sentence would not be appropriate because it would appear to lack mercy.
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Judge Masipa also sentenced the athlete to an additional three years in prison, wholly suspended, the second count of a firearm contravention.
An excerpt from thestreamng.com
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