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The Fall of Oscar Pistorius

21 October 2014: A court in Pretoria sentenced former Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to five years imprisonment for 'culpable homicide,' for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The judge handed down an immediate prison term for the charge of culpable homicide, saying she believed a non-custodial sentence would “send the wrong message to the community”. He has also been banned by the International Paralympic Committee for the same period. The tragedy and ensuing court case has blotted a unique, and at times controversial, athletic career. He was one of the world's most successful sportsmen, an inspiration to millions.To some particularly those fighting domestic violence, the sentence given to  Pistorius for killing Reeva Steenkamp is “worryingly short” given the severity of the crime.  It is felt that “Strong sentences are essential to show perpetrators of violence against intimate partners that society and the law take their violence seriously.”

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