South African athlete Oscar Pistorius returns to court for sentencing after being convicted of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.<\/p>\n
Pistorius was found guilty of the culpable homicide of Ms Steenkamp last month but he was cleared of murder.<\/p>\n
Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to hear legal arguments and testimony for several days before passing sentence.<\/p>\n
Pistorius faces up to 15 years in jail, although Judge Masipa could suspend the sentence or only impose a fine.<\/p>\n
She said the athlete had acted “negligently” when he shot his girlfriend through a toilet door , but in the “belief that there was an intruder”.<\/p>\n
The Paralympic sprinter had strenuously denied murdering Ms Steenkamp after a row on Valentine’s Day last year, saying he shot her by mistake.<\/p>\n
‘Disbelief’<\/b><\/p>\n
The parents of Reeva Steenkamp said “justice was not served” after Pistorius was acquitted of murder.<\/p>\n
June and Barry Steenkamp told NBC News of their “disbelief” that the court had believed Pistorius’s version of events.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Arnold Pistorius, the athlete’s uncle, said the family was “deeply grateful” to the judge for finding him not guilty of murder and that a “big burden” had been lifted.<\/p>\n
Credit: BBC<\/p>\n
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