Oscar Pistorious jailed for five years

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorious has been sentenced to five years in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius shot and killed South African model Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend of three months, at his home in Pretoria in the early morning of Thursday, 14 February 2013.

Pistorius acknowledges that he shot Steenkamp, causing her death, but says that he mistook her for a possible intruder.

Pistorius' trial for murder began on 3 March 2014 in Pretoria.

On 12 September, Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide and one firearm-related charge, of reckless endangerment related to discharging a firearm in a restaurant.

Pistorius was found not guilty of two firearm-related charges relating to illegal possession of ammunition and firing a firearm.

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius, born 22 November 1986, is a South African sprint runner.

Although both of Pistorius's legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old, he competes in events for single below-knee amputees and for able-bodied athletes using prosthetics which earned him the nickname the Blade Runner.