At Last: Oscar Pistorius is jailed for FIVE YEARS as judge sends him to hell-hole South African jail for killing his lover Reeva Steenkamp - but he could be out in just TEN months

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Judge Thokozile Masipa handed down her sentence after finding the Paralympian guilty of manslaughter, but acquitting him of murder after he shot the model at his Pretoria home. Prosecutors had demanded at least 10 years in prison for the double-amputee athlete. His defense lawyers argued that three years of correctional supervision, with periods of house arrest and community service, would be appropriate. Pistorius testified during his murder trial that he mistook Miss Steenkamp for a dangerous nighttime intruder about to come out of the cubicle and attack him when he shot four times through the door with his 9mm pistol. Judge Masipa last month ruled that Pistorius did not intend to kill Miss Steenkamp, but he acted negligently and with excessive force in the Valentine's Day 2013 killing.
Oscar Pistorius was dramatically jailed for five years today for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but could spend as little as ten months behind bars.
The disgraced Paralympian wiped his eyes as he was handed a five-year prison term after the judge ruled that a non-custodial sentence would send the 'wrong message to the community'.
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As he was led down to the cells, Miss Steenkamp's mother, June, smiled as she told of a sense of 'closure' after a seventh-month trial, but said it 'would not magic Reeva back.'
National Prosecuting Authority, who have two weeks to decide whether to appeal against verdict or sentence, suggested they would be content to draw a line under the matter.
'We have stated that we were disappointed with the judgment but we take solace in fact that Pistorius will serve time in jail.'
After a summary of the evidence in the case and related legal issues, judge Thozile Masipa said: 'Having regard to the circumstances of the matter, I am of the view that a non-custodial sentence would send the wrong message to the community.
Saving his possessions: The runner take his watch off before being led down to the cells at the court


Comforted: The athlete hands the watch to his uncle Arnold (centre right), who later said his nephew would not appeal
Led away: Pistorius could spend only ten months in jail and, provided he poses no trouble to the prison authorities, could spend the remainder of his sentence under correctional supervision at home 

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