South Africa: Judge Sends Pistorius to Jail

Pretoria — Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for the culpable homicide killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Giving reasons for the sentence, Judge Thokozile Masipa said it would hopefully "provide some form of closure" for Reeva Steenkamp's family.

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