According to legal sources, Oscar Pistorius could face a short jail sentence for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
Scroll down for video
With his sentence to be officially handed out this week, there are talks he could receive less than the minimum 15 year prison term.
On Valentine’s Day three years ago, the Paralympian was accused of shooting his girlfriend Reeva four times through the bathroom door of their home in South Africa.
A minimum jail sentence for convicted murderers in South Africa is 15 years, but sources say Pistorius will be out of prison in a shorter time because of his time spent in jail already and his disability.
“I don’t think he will get the 15 years,” Ulrich Roux told AFP.
“His personal circumstances and the disability will be taken into account. One possibility is that part of the sentence may be suspended.”
Oscar and Reeva in 2012.
He recently did a TV interview, saying that he could still smell Reeva’s blood.
“And to know that that’s your fault, that that’s what you’ve done.
“And I understand the pain people feel, that loved her and miss her. I feel that same pain. I feel that same hate for myself.”
He also took off his prosthetics in court to show his ‘vulnerability’ in a bid to get a lighter sentence.
Pistorius is due to be sentenced today in South Africa (local time).
Watch: Oscar Pistorius: ‘I can still smell the blood’
