Oscar Pistorius is facing jail time after being found guilty of manslaughter over the shooting of his girlfriend.
The Paralympian stood emotionless in the dock with his hands folded in front of him as he was convicted of culpable homicide after he shot Reeva Steenkamp dead at his home.
The athlete could face a maximum of 15 years in prison, but could equally walk free from court with a suspended term when sentencing is done at a later date.
Judge Thokozile Masipa told the court room: ‘Having regard to the totality of this evidence in this matter, the unanimous decision of this court is the following: on count one, murder… the accused found not guilty and is discharged.
‘Instead he is found guilty of culpable homicide.’
Reeva’s father leaned forward as the manslaughter verdict was read while her mother sat still.
Pistorius was embraced by his family after the verdict was read.
He was also found guilty of negligently firing a gun in a crowded restaurant months before the shooting but was acquitted of two counts of discharging a firearm through a car sunroof and illegally possessing ammunition.
Yesterday, Pistorius was found not guilty of premeditated murder and a lesser murder charge.
But in clearing him of murder, the judge had hinted that Pistorius could be convicted of a lesser charge after describing his actions as ‘negligent’ on the night of the incident.