Oscar Pistorius

A South African appeal court finds the athlete known as the “Blade Runner” guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp after “an error in law” in the original trial.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is released under house arrest one year into a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The disgraced athlete, currently serving a five-year prison sentence for the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be released on parole after only 10 months, says a family member.

Prosecutors have sought an appeal on a “shockingly light” sentece against Oscar Pistorius. The paralympian was jailed for five years for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison for the culpable homicide (manslaughter) of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Oscar Pistorius is given five years in prison in a sentence the judge hoped was “fair and just both to society and the accused”. But legal experts say he may serve just 10 or 20 months in jail.

Reeva Steenkamp’s cousin cries while testifying about how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had shot and killed his girlfriend.

He was cleared of murder, but found guilty of the culpable homicide – or manslaughter – of Reeva Steenkamp. But could Oscar Pistorius avoid jail? And how long could his sentence be?

Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of the manslaughter of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and now faces up to 15 years in prison – but what fate lies ahead for the Blade Runner behind bars?

Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of the manslaughter of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but not murder, and walks out of court on bail until his sentencing next month.

Until he came to court, Oscar Pistorius had always rejected the term “disabled sportsman”. But his entire defence, says Kate Ansell, was based on how being disabled had affected him from an early age.

Judge Thokozile Masipa finds Oscar Pistorius not guilty of murdering his girlfriend after a six-month trial, but appears to be leaning towards a verdict of culpable homicide, or manslaughter.

After four months, 37 witnesses and a whirlwind of global media activity, Oscar Pistorius will learn his fate at the end of this week: whether it is 25 years in prison or walking free.

As “blade runner” Oscar Pistorius waits for the verdict, Channel 4 News looks back over the key moments of his trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

During closing arguments, the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius hears his defence lawyer explain that the “exaggerated responses” of the highly trained athlete caused him to fire instinctively.