The athlete has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Oscar Pistorius has been jailed for six years after being found guilty of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius arrived in court facing a minimum term of 15 years behind bars, but Judge Thokozile Masipa, who heard the original trial, referred to “substantial and compelling circumstances” for reducing the sentence that outweighed the aggravating factors”.
After the sentence was delivered, plenty of people were quick to share their opinions.
#Pistorius Reeva's family looks stunned at the fact that OP received only six years in jail for killing her
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) July 6, 2016
#Pistorius Legal experts say OP can be paroled for good behaviour after serving a third of the sentence – that is two years
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) July 6, 2016
6 Years?
For murder?
What a joke. RIP Reeva. #pistorius pic.twitter.com/q5Nwd6qHpu— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 6, 2016
If #Pistorius was black & non-famous, he'd have got life imprisonment.
Saved by celebrity status. pic.twitter.com/9B8HBqnia2— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 6, 2016
White celebrity gets six years for murder #Pistorius 🙄
— Kath 💙🙀🇪🇺✊🏾 (@KathyBurke) July 6, 2016
#Pistorius sentence is a travesty. Violence against women must end. There are no 'mitigating factors'.
— Sophie Walker (@SophieRunning) July 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/AndyGoode10/status/750610451432673280
https://twitter.com/micky_norcross/status/750609525821014016
Minimum jail term is 15 yrs.
'Yeah, I know, but he's so polite & seems really sad'
No, 15 yrs is minimum.
'Imma gonna give him 6' #Pistorius— Mazzy K (@MazzyK) July 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/MarinaHyde/status/750610404527730688
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