Oscar Pistorius sentencing: Live updates as athlete back in court for Day Two of sentencing

The hearing in Pretoria continues as prosecutors argue he must be jailed

Oscar Pistorius' charity work is not 'peculiar'

"It's a matter of course for high profile sportsmen to be involved in charitable work," says Gerrie Nel.

"It's not peculiar".

Oscar's manager Van Zyl accepts this.
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ReutersJune Steenkamp, mother of Reeva Steenkamp, arrives at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

This was Reeva's mum June arriving at court a little earlier.

She's been sitting through this hearing for this last two days listening to the arguments about how her daughter's killer should be punished.

June and husband Barry must be finding it difficult to listen to this section on how wonderful Pistorius apparently is.
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Oscar Pistorius, holds his scroll after receiveing his honorary doctorate from Strathclyde University in the Barony Hall.

This is the centre of debate at the moment.

Pistorius receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow in 2012.

Gerrie Nel is insisting this was to do with his sporting achievements rather than any charity work he has done.
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Van Zyl now being asked about the doctorate Pistorius has been given by the University of Strathclyde.

He says it was because of his work with prosthetics.

Nel says that's not what was said during the awards ceremony.

Nel argues Pistorius was given the doctorate for his sporting achievements.
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Gerrie Nel continues to question Pistorius' manager Peet van Zyl.

He is being questioned about an email he sent blaming the media for a loss of Pistorius' charity work.

"These platforms are all taken away by the state and the media," it reads apparently.

"Why do you blame the state for doing their job? The only inference I can make is that you view Pistorius as the victim," says Nel.
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Interesting.

Jared Mortimer, a man who clashed with Pistorius in a nightclub recently, is in the public gallery.

Journalist Mandy Wiener wonders if he's to appear as a witness?

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Reeva's dad suffered a stroke 'as a result of her death'


SplashReeva Steenkamp's father, Barry arrives at the sentencing of of Oscar Pistorius

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who is pushing for a lengthy prison sentence, described social worker Joel Maringa's recommendations as "shockingly inappropriate" yesterday.

He said the suggestion of house arrest and community service would amount to "no sentence".

Mr Nel said he would bring evidence that showed Reeva's father Barry suffered a stroke as a result of her death.
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Tension mounts over Pistorius sentence

After a dramatic six-month, on-off trial, opinion is starkly divided on the eventual outcome of the Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa.

A non-custodial sentence would be likely to spark public anger, fuelling a perception among black South Africans that, 20 years after the end of apartheid, wealthy whites can still secure preferential justice.

"At the end of the day, a young lady was killed and someone should pay for it," 57-year-old Mildred Lekalakala, a member of the Women's League of the ruling African National Congress, said outside the court.


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The decision by 66-year-old Masipa, only the second black woman to rise to South Africa's bench, to absolve Pistorius of murder drew criticism from many legal experts and the public in a country infamous for violence, particularly against women.
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Mr Maringa claimed yesterday that culpable homicide convictions do not usually result in prison sentences.

The court also heard from Pistorius' psychologist, Dr Lore Hartzenberg, who said the athlete was a caring, remorseful person who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and sometimes spent sessions weeping as she held him.

"What we are left with, My Lady, we are left with a broken man who has lost everything," Hartzenberg said, as Pistorius stared at the floor in the packed Pretoria courtroom.

"It is foreseen that Mr. Pistorius will require intensive and ongoing psychotherapy."
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Oscar Pistorius will be back in court on Tuesday for the second day of his sentencing hearing for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp.

The double amputee sprinter, 27, shot his former girlfriend through the bathroom door of his home last Valentine's Day.

He told a court it was a tragic accident after he mistook Reeva for an intruder.

Pistorius was cleared of murder but convicted of culpable homicide.

He faces a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.

Yesterday, the Olympic athlete's defence team argued he "should not be destroyed".

Relatives and friends of Reeva looked stunned as social worker Joel Maringa told judge Thokozile Masipa the athlete should serve three years of house arrest and perform eight-hour shifts of communit service per month.

We will bring you all the latest updates and pictures from the Day 2 of the High Court hearing.