Oscar Pistorius returns to court for sentencing following his conviction for culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. This live stream will resume on Tuesday morning.
Last month, she found the athlete guilty of culpable homicide after he fatally shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a bathroom door on Valentine's day 2013.
Ms Masipa said that the Paralympian had been "negligent" and acted "hastily" when firing into a bathroom door, fearing that there was an intruder on the other side.
However the court cleared Pistorius of the more serious charge of premeditated murder, saying that the state had failed to give enough proof for such a charge. Pistorius was also found guilty of one count of discharging a firearm in public, an offence relating to his firing of a gun in a restaurant.
During the first day of the sentencing hearing, a psychologist who treated the athlete described him as 'a broken man', while a social worker - who was called as a witness for the defence - recommended that he should be put under house arrest rather than jailed.
Watch judge's final verdict here :
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