Date: October 21st, 2014 9:01 AM
Author: khaki provocative box office
- Five years in prison on manslaughter conviction.
- Three-year suspended sentence for discharging a firearm in a restaurant.
- According to experts, Pistorius must serve at least a sixth of his sentence, meaning he could be eligible for parole after 10 months.
- The State had called for a 10-year jail sentence, while the defence had pleaded for house arrest and community service.
- Both prosecution and defence have 14 days to decide on an appeal, but Pistorius's uncle apparently told journalists that there will be no appeal.
- According to reporters in court, Pistorius stood in the dock with his jaw muscles clenched as sentence was handed down.
- He then made his way downstairs to the holding cells, from where he will be transported to prison.
- Just before before leaving the courtroom, Pistorius turned and asked, "But what about my legs?"
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