Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22nd November 1986) is a South African Paralympic athlete.

Born with a congenital defect, both of Pistorius's legs were amputated, and he grew up with prosthetic legs. Despite this he entered the Paralympics and has won 30 medals in running events, including in non-disabled events, which he won a legal battle to be allowed to enter.

In 2013, Pistorius's girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, was discovered dead in Pistorius's house, having been shot four times. Pistorius admitted he shot her, claiming he mistook her for an intruder. Despite this. he was charged with murder and, after he was determined legally sane, convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years imprisonment. After Steenkamp's family appealed, Pistorius was placed under house arrest while a review board attempted to decide whether Pistorius's crime constituted murder. After it was decided that Pistorius had indeed murdered Steenkamp, his sentence was extended by a year. However, Steenkamp's family appealed again, claiming that the sentence wasn't long enough. This also succeeded, and he was sentenced to 13 years and five months.