Oscar Pistorius: final hearing begins in murder case

A sentencing hearing for South African competitor

Oscar Pistorius, who killed his sweetheart,

Reeva Steenkamp, has begun in Pretoria.

He confronts a correctional facility term of no less than 15 years, however his

sentence can be lessened because of time as of now

spent in jail and relieving elements.

The hearing is relied upon to last all week with a

sentence by Friday.

Pistorius, 29, slaughtered Ms Steenkamp in February

2013 in the wake of terminating four times through a bolted

latrine entryway.

The competitor has constantly kept up he accepted

he was shooting at an interloper.

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Pistorius was at first sentenced to five years for

murder, however the conviction was updated

to kill in December taking after a claim by

the arraignment.

South Africa's Preeminent Court of Advance ruled

that the lower court did not effectively apply the

guideline of dolus eventualis - whether Pistorius knew

that a passing would be a reasonable consequence of his

activities.

The board of judges said that it was unimportant

who he believed was behind the entryway.

Unique trial judge Thokozile Masipa will listen

contentions from both indictment and barrier

this week. The Paralympic competitor may affirm.

Reeva Steenkamp's dad, Barry, who has been

truant all through the case because of weakness,

may likewise show up in court.

Specialists say a custodial sentence appears to be just about

unavoidable however components, for example, his mental

delicacy, inability and great conduct may lead

to a lessened correctional facility term.

He was discharged from jail last October after

right around a year in prison and permitted to serve out the

rest of his underlying sentence under house

capture on his uncle's property in Pretoria.

The South African left a mark on the world by turning into the

to start with amputee sprinter to contend at the

Olympics, in London in 2012.

He contended in the 400m, wearing carbon-fiber

cutting edges to keep running against physically fit competitors.