Wrap of Day One of Oscar Pistorius' sentencing proceedings

Wrap of Day One of Oscar Pistorius' sentencing proceedings

Maryke Vermaak reports from the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard today that convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius was aggressive and verbally abusive towards prison officials in his first month in jail.

Pre-sentencing proceedings in the murder case of Pistorius started Monday morning.


The once world famous Paralympian is facing the maximum sentence of 15 years for murder, for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. 


His defence called their first witness, psychiatrist Professor Jonathan Scholtz - who evaluated Pistorius in 2014 - and once again this year.


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