‘broken’ pistorius should not be jailed court hears
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‘Broken’ Pistorius should not be jailed, court hears

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END OF THE ROAD?: Oscar Pistorius, center, appears in the High Court for re-sentencing proceedings, in Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria - Arab Today

Oscar Pistorius is a “broken” man who should be hospitalized rather than jailed, a South African court heard Monday, as the Paralympic athlete awaits sentencing for the murder of his girlfriend three years ago.
The double-amputee killed Reeva Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day in 2013, saying he mistook her for an intruder when he fired four times through the door of his bedroom toilet.
Looking tired and sometimes resting his head in his hands, the 29-year-old “Blade Runner” attended the first day of the sentencing hearing at the High Court in Pretoria along with members of his family.
“He has developed a serious psychiatric condition which has become worse in the past two years,” psychologist Jonathan Scholtz, called by the defense, told the court.
“Further imprisonment would have a detrimental effect on him as a person, considering his current clinical condition.”
Scholtz said that during recent interviews Pistorius had displayed signs of “post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder and depressive disorder.”
“Currently he is not able to testify. His condition is severe,” he said.
In March, Pistorius’s lawyers failed in their legal bid to reverse a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment that upgraded his original conviction from culpable homicide — the equivalent of manslaughter — to murder.
The original trial judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to pass a new sentence after hearing arguments from both prosecution and defense.
Scholtz added that Pistorius “has almost given up, his spirit seems broken” and he should be sent to hospital.
“(He is) a vulnerable, anxious man, extremely uncertain of himself without his prostheses.”
Pistorius faces a minimum 15-year jail term for murder, but his sentence could be reduced due to time already spent in prison and mitigating factors, including his disability.

 

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