Pistorius, who fatally shot his girlfriend four times through a toilet door, has already served 12 months in prison for her death. But the original manslaughter conviction was increased to murder by the Supreme Court of Appeal in December. Updated Wed, July 6th 2016 at 20:15 GMT +3Pistorius has already served 12 months in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In her ruling Wednesday, Masipa said that although the Steenkamps had suffered a great loss, Pistorius’ life and career were also in ruins. Pistorius’ defence team said he would not appeal and that their client would be able to apply for parole after serving half to two-thirds of the sentence.

Source: Standard Digital July 06, 2016 12:11 UTC