“刀锋战士”枪杀女友获刑5年

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The judge delivered the ruling after reviewing arguments from the prosecution² asking for a tough sentence, as well as the case of the defense³ calling for a more lenient⁴ punishment for the double-amputee Olympic runner.

"The following is what I consider to be a sentence that is fair and just, both to society and to the accused. Count one: culpable⁵ homicide, the sentence imposed is the maximum imprisonment⁶ of five years imposed in terms of section 2761i of the criminal procedure act number 51 of 1977."Pistorius killed Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year, shooting her through a closed toilet door in his home.

刀锋战士枪杀女友获刑5年Pistorius testified that the shooting was an accident after mistaking his girlfriend for a night time intruder.

The court convicted him of culpable homicide, or negligent⁷ killing, but acquitted⁸ him of murder.

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