Oscar Pistorius will face another 6 yrs in prison after he stood trial and faced Judge Thokozile Masipa as she announced the sentence in a South African courtroom this afternoon.
Pistorius was facing possibly 15 years in jail for the shooting of Steenkamp through a toilet cubicle door at his home on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
Masipa said substantial and compelling circumstances existed in the double-amputee Olympic runner’s case to give him a lesser sentence.
Steenkamp’s parents, Barry and June, were present in the courtroom, which was packed with relatives of both Pistorius and Steenkamp and other members of the public.
In reading out the sentence, Judge Masipa said Pistorius was a “fallen hero.”
The judge ordered a recess to give prosecutors and Pistorius’ defense lawyers time to decide if either wanted to appeal the sentence which is more than likely the case.