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Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for girlfriend’s killing

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the BBC reports.

Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp said they were happy with the sentence and relieved the case was over. The defence said it expected Pistorius to serve about 10 months in prison.

Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide but cleared of murder.

Prosecutors had called for a minimum 10-year term, and the defence had argued for community service and house arrest.

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