Oscar Pistorius sentenced

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Oscar Pistorius sentenced
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Former Olympian, Oscar Pistorius, was sentenced
Tuesday to five-years in prison for the shooting
death of his girlfriend. The sentence was imposed
for the charge of culpable homicide, which in
South Africa means a person was killed
unintentionally, but unlawfully. Under South
African law, he will have to serve at least
one-sixth of his sentence -- 10 months -- before
he can ask to be considered for parole. During
his trial, the double-amputee sprinter often
sobbed at the mention of his girlfriend Reeva
Steenkamp's name. He insisted that he mistook her
for an intruder when he shot her through a
bathroom door on Valentine's Day 2013. But during
sentencing, there was very little visible
reaction from Pistorius. Pistorius, 27, made
history when he became the first Paralympian to
compete in the able-bodied Olympics in 2012. He
was born without the fibulae in his legs, which
were amputated below the knee when he was 11
months old. At the London Olympics, he ran on
special carbon fiber blades that earned him the
nickname "Blade Runner." Even though he didn't
medal, he became an inspiration to the disabled
and a national hero in South Africa.
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