image source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nReeva Steenkamp was found with bullet wounds to the head as well as Oscar’s 9mm pistol in the scene. Before police made it to the scene, paramedics were already trying to revive her but she died on the scene. The Paralympian was arrested and charged for the murder of the model, although he insisted it was all but an accident. Oscar who was 26 at the time, claimed that his 29-years-old girlfriend decided to surprise him but he mistook it for an intruder and that was why he fired the shots that cost her life.<\/p>\n
Contrary to this, there were allegations by neighbors that they heard screaming coming from the building earlier in the day. More so, police had previously visited the couple’s home a number of times because of what was described as domestic issues, bringing to question whether Pistorius was violent towards Reeva.<\/p>\n
The model was said to have previously sent messages to Oscar telling him she was always scared at the way he snapped at her and that she was scared for her life. It was also realized that she also revealed that she felt she was attacked by the person who was supposed to protect her.<\/p>\n
In his defense, Oscar Pistorius claimed it was as a result of his vulnerability that he shot and killed his girlfriend as he was always scared of being harmed. He revealed he always slept with his gun for fear.<\/p>\n
His trail was well followed all over the world as no one could understand what really happened.\u00a0Subsequently, on August 19, 2013, the\u00a0South African police\u00a0charged him with premeditated murder\u00a0and possession of unlicensed ammunition. He was eventually found not guilty of\u00a0murder but was convicted of “culpable homicide” and sentenced to five years imprisonment in October 2014, in addition to a three-year suspended sentence for illegal possession of firearms.<\/p>\n
However, prosecutors refused to accept the verdict and therefore filed an appeal, demanding a murder charge, which is punishable by a\u00a0minimum of a 15-year sentence.<\/p>\n
Just after one year of being in prison, the South African double-amputee sprinter was set free in October 2015, with an order to finish up the remaining part of his sentence under house arrest at the Pretoria home of his\u00a0uncle Arnold. Two months later, the case took a different turn as the\u00a0Supreme Court found Pistorius guilty of murder, overturning his initial manslaughter conviction. Consequently, he was sentenced to a 6-year jail term first at the\u00a0hospital wing of the Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria and then\u00a0to cushy Atteridgeville prison in October 2016.<\/p>\n
The following year, unsatisfied\u00a0South African prosecutors launched an appeal to increase the sentence of the former athlete. The National Prosecuting Authority described his six-year term as “shockingly low” and “very lenient”. Finally, Oscar Pistorius had his sentence increased to\u00a013 years and five months on November 24, 2017.<\/p>\n
He filed for an appeal to have the sentenced reverted to the earlier six years but this was dismissed. Based on this, he will not be eligible for parole until 2023 which, coincidentally, will make it 10 years after the tragic murder. He is currently serving his time at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison which is also known as the Pretoria Central prison.<\/p>\n
Oscar Pistorius Left Millions As He Started His Life Behind Bars<\/strong><\/h2>\n