Oscar Pistorius's former girlfriend has described the chilling moment she came face to face with the paralympian as he sat in the South African court room listening to his former lover desribe his 'angry possessive rages.'

Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a 'poor victim' ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday during day two of the hearing in Pretoria.

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin sobbed while testifying on Wednesday how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend.

South African prison bosses have hit back at 'inaccurate, serious allegations' in the Oscar Pistorius trial that the country's jails are violent and disease-ridden. 

Oscar Pistorius's defence lawyer has repeated claims that a ruthless prison gang leader has threatened to 'take out' the Olympian if he is given preferential treatment in prison.

Khalil Subjee - known as The General - said he would 'take out' the double-amputee if his fame and wealth bought him an easy time behind bars, the Pretoria court heard today. 

Lawyers have been presenting their final arguments on Friday to Judge Thokozile Masipa at the end of the double-amputee athlete's sentencing hearing.

The sister of Reeva Steenkamp has called for Oscar Pistorius to be handed a harsh jail sentence for her murder, saying it would set a 'precedent all around the world'.

The anomaly at the heart of Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: half the time, Bell is bragging about preferring lying to telling the truth. The other half, he is standing on his high horse. 

Aimee Pistorius made the dramatic show of support today alongside her other brother, Carl, ahead of their middle sibling's sentencing tomorrow.

Reeva Steenkamp's sister Simone Cowburn has made a desperate plea to the Pretoria judge who will sentence Oscar tomorrow to hand down a heavy prison sentence to show that disability is no excuse.

Oscar Pistorius will not be allowed to compete in Paralympic sport until 2019 after he was sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp.

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp - but his legal team have claimed that he is expected to serve around 10 months in jail.

Boxer and former Birmingham City and Sheffield United striker Curtis Woodhouse has caused uproar on Twitter for messages on his profile ridiculing the Oscar Pistorius trial.

The disgraced athlete was led down to holding cells as he was handed a five-year prison term after the judge ruled that a non-custodial sentence would send the 'wrong message to the community'.

Star athlete Oscar Pistorius began serving a five year sentence behind the towering walls of a grim South African prison on Tuesday after a sensational trial for killing his girlfriend.

Pistorius, 27, known as the Blade Runner, was yesterday jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, but could be out of prison in one-sixth of the time.

Oscar Pistorius cried himself to sleep on the first night of his five-year jail term for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case have consulted with a criminal law expert over a possible appeal, which means the Olympic runner could face a murder conviction again.

Pistorius told the court they were planning a life together, but June Steenkamp thinks Reeva had 'nagging doubts about their compatibility' and said that the couple hadn't slept together.

The athlete is believed to have paid his legal team as much as £5,400 a day to fight the charge that he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria home during a seven-month trial.

South African prosecutors have confirmed they will appeal Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter verdict and five-year prison sentence after failing to secure a murder conviction.

Prosecutors say they have filed appeal papers against the verdict and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case after the South African athlete was acquitted of the most serious murder charge.

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers have filed court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal the verdict and sentence in his murder trial.

In a wide-ranging interview, Pistorius's older brother Carl, 29, has provided the most detailed picture yet of his brother’s new life at Kgosi Mampuru prison.

Prosecutors in Pretoria have applied to appeal the decision Judge Thokozile Masipa to acquit the Paralympian of murder and instead sentence him five years in prison for manslaughter.

A South African judge says she will respond to the prosecution's appeal of the Oscar Pistorius verdict on Wednesday.

A South African judge has ruled that prosecutors can appeal the acquittal on murder charges of Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of culpable homicide in the death of Reeva Steenkamp.

The Paralympic gold medallist, who was sentenced to five years in jail for manslaugfhter after a trial that attracted worldwide interest, could now face a murder charge - and a longer sentence.

A fellow prisoner at the Kgosi Mampuru II jail in Pretoria said the double-amputee athlete 'got up and stomped' after hearing the ruling on the radio, adding that he was p***** off.'

Two years into his inexplicable illness, which rendered his body and mind useless, Martin Pistorius, of South Africa, says he began to wake up - only no one knew that.

Martin Pistorius, who grew up in South Africa and now lives in England, was just 12 when he slipped into an inexplicable comatose state and spent the next dozen years trapped inside his body.

Martin Pistorius spent eight years trapped inside his own body unable to speak or move. Now he reveals the abuse he suffered at the hands of the very people paid to look after him in South Africa.

The disgraced former Paralympian (right) is said to be well-looked after in prison because guards are terrified of the public and legal backlash should he come to any harm while serving his sentence.

Grandmother Gerti Pistorious has spoken in defence of her beloved grandson, who is serving a five year sentence in one of South Africa's most notorious jails for shooting his girlfriend dead.

News that Pistorius has been upgraded to category A status comes two years after he shot dead Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day.

The Paddy Power ad promised to return bets if the Paralympian, who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentines Day 2013, is also the most complained about of all time.

The Paralympic star, who was jailed four months ago for killing his girlfriend, has lost so much weight that his prosthetic limbs no longer fit him, according to local media.

Oscar Pistorius, 28, is serving a five-year prison sentence for culpable homicide after admitting fatally shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp four times through a door on Valentine's Day 2013.

Shamed athlete Oscar Pistorius, 28, could be released from prison in South Africa in August – just 10 months after his conviction for Reeva Steenkamp's manslaughter.

The Olympic and Paralympic track star is currently serving a five year prison sentence after being convicted in October following a seven-month trial.

Jeremy Clarkson and James May made the gaffe while appearing on the live version of their motoring show which has been stripped of its Top Gear branding since Clarkson's fall from grace.

Morne du Toit was one of several official police photographers called to Pretoria's Silverwoods Country Estate on Valentine’s Day 2013 after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend.

EXCLUSIVE: The athlete has been recommended as an ‘ideal candidate’ for new scheme - but the decision has been met with anger by the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, shot in Pistorius' Pretoria flat.

The family of Reeva Steenkamp, who was killed by Oscar Pistorius in 2013, released a poignant picture of their daughter aged 14 (pictured) today as his prison release on Friday was put on hold.

Leading lawyer William Booth claims Oscar Pistorius (right) faces a clash of legal battles which means he ‘could sit in jail for a very long time’. He is in Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria, South Africa.

Two heartbroken parents, still mourning the death of their beloved daughter Reeva Steenkamp, say the beautiful model packed her bags and was ready to leave Oscar Pistorius the day he shot and killed her.

Officials in South Africa's corrections department met on Friday to consider early release pleas, but ran out of time before getting to Pistorius, who is serving five years for culpable homicide.

Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3, when prosecutors will ask a panel of five judges to reject his trial verdict and convict him of murder.

The failure of a review board to rule yesterday on the athlete's parole comes just weeks before an appeal court considers whether to convict him of murdering Reeva Steenkamp.