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  1. Watch: The moment Pistorius heard his murder sentence

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  2. Pistorius hugs his sister before being taken down

    News agencies are filing pictures from the court after Judge Masipa handed down a six-year jail term for the athlete:

    Oscar Pistorius (C) holds his sister Aimee Pistorius as he leaves the High Court in Pretoria, on July 6, 2016 after beeing sentenced to six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva SteenkampAFP

    The Paralympic athlete hugs his sister...

    Oscar Pistorius being taken down to the court cellsAFP

    And is then led down to the court cells

  3. Time served 'will not count'

    The time Oscar Pistorius has already served will not count against his new sentence, a BBC producer in South Africa says.

    That suggests the former athlete must serve a minimum of three years, starting from today, before he is eligible for parole. 

    He will be transferred to Khosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.

  4. Family crying

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    Reeva SteenkampCorbis

    Reeva Steenkamp: 1983-2013

    • Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp was born on 19 August 1983, to Barry Steenkamp, a horse trainer, and his second wife June
    • Graduated in law at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth
    • Presenter at Fashion TV
    • Named among "100 sexiest women in the world" in 2011 and 2012 for FHM magazine, which featured her on the cover
    • Appeared in reality TV programme Tropika Island of Treasure, recorded in Jamaica and broadcast two days after her death
    • Shot dead by her boyfriend of three months, Oscar Pistorius in 14 February 2013

    Read Pumza's feature about Reeva Steenkamp: My friend, shot by Oscar Pistorius 

  5. Reaction of legal experts: 'Shocking'

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  6. How long will he serve?

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  7. Reaction of the Steenkamp family

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  8. 'Defence will not gamble' with Supreme Court of Appeal

    A South African journalist tweets that state prosecutors may appeal, but not Pistorius's team:

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  9. Pistorius hugs crying sister before he is taken away

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  10. Pistorius taken to cells

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  11. Court now adjourned

    The court has now adjourned, and people are getting up to leave.

  12. Looks of confusion

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  13. Will there be a further appeal?

    The judge says she is willing to hear arguments today if counsel wish to apply for leave to appeal.

  14. Pistorius sentenced to six years
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    Pistorius sentenced to six years in prison.

  15. Pistorius case by numbers

    Numbers involved in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, who is been sentenced for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

    Oscar Pistorius case by numbers

  16. Pistorius 'a fallen hero'

    Pistorius is "a fallen hero who has lost his career", the judge says.

    "Recovery is possible" but it will depend on his attitude, she says.

    A long term of imprisonment will not serve justice in this matter, she says.

  17. Sentencing 'is never easy'

    Judge: "The determination of an appropriate sentence is never easy."

    She says she will weigh the gravity of the offence, the interest of society and the impact on the victim's family.

  18. Pistorius 'has quick temper but not violent'

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  19. More on athlete's rehabilitation

    The accused successfully completed workshops and rehabilitation programmes, the judge says. She says retribution and deterrence "ought not to play a dominant role" in the sentence.

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  20. Pistorius 'two different persons'

    Referring to the difference between Pistorius on his prostheses and on his stumps, the judge says: "It is easy to see here we are dealing with two different persons."

    "To ignore this fact would lead to an injustice." But it is just one factor and others have to be taken into account.

    Pistorius walking on his stumpsAP

    Pistorius walked on his stumps during the hearing in June