PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 21 to five years in prison for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by a South African judge who cited the "gross negligence" he showed when he shot her multiple times through a toilet cubicle door in his home.
Associated Press: Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison
South African paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius listens on Sept. 11, 2014 as a judge began at the High Court in Pretoria handing down her verdict on whether he was guilty of the 2013 Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend.
