Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced this week for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, ending years of legal twists and turns. The athlete's legal team did not respond to phone calls for comment. But in December, the Supreme Court upgraded the conviction on appeal and Pistorius was allowed to stay at his uncle's mansion pending the final decisions on appeals and sentencing. The 29-year-old South African Paralympic gold medallist is known as 'Blade Runner' for the carbon-fibre prosthetic blades he used to race. Original trial judge Thokozile Masipa will begin hearing pre-sentencing arguments at Pretoria High Court on Monday, with Pistorius expected to discover his fate by the end of the week.

Source: The Star June 13, 2016 08:26 UTC