Prosecutors have won their right to appeal against Oscar Pistorius’ culpable homicide conviction, for shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but life has lost its meaning for her stricken parents, June and Barry, says Hannah Stephenson

Katie Price has said she received messages from Oscar Pistorius during his murder trial.

Reeva Steenkamp's mother has said she feels justice has been served after Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in jail for killing her daughter.

Reeva Steenkamp’s cousin has told Oscar Pistorius’ sentencing hearing that the athlete must “pay for what he’s done” and that she did not believe the sincerity of his courtroom apology to the family of the woman he killed.

Reeva Steenkamp’s cousin sobbed as she told a South African court how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had shot and killed his girlfriend.

A cousin of Reeva Steenkamp is testifying for the prosecution at Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing.

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was yesterday convicted of culpable homicide — the equivalent Irish legal term is manslaughter — escaping the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his girlfriend, and will now battle to avoid going to prison.

The judge in Oscar Pistorius’ trial said today that he cannot be found guilty of murder but that he was negligent in the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

South African state prosecutor Gerrie Nel asked the judge in Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial to reject the Olympic and Paralympic track star’s defence as "devoid of any truth".

Final arguments have begun in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, the athlete who fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a toilet cubicle door in his South African home.

Athlete posted pictures, an excerpt from a book and a prayer.

The family of Oscar Pistorius has accused an Australian TV channel of illegally obtaining video footage which shows the athlete moving quickly without his prosthetic legs.

Reeva Steenkamp’s mother says she has forgiven Oscar Pistorius, but her daughter will only rest in peace when the paralympian’s trial for her murder is over.

A panel of mental health experts has concluded that Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from a mental illness when he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year, the chief prosecutor at the athlete’s murder trial said.

Experts have decided Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from a mental health problem when he killed his girlfriend.

Oscar Pistorius was accused of making a "sinister" comment to a friend of Reeva Steenkamp in the courtroom yesterday after his murder trial was adjourned for the day.

Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial resumed yesterday with a neighbour and friend giving a heart-wrenching account of discovering the "broken" athlete coming down the stairs, holding his dead girlfriend in his arms.

The Oscar Pistorius murder trial has resumed after a two-week break, with the defence calling its fourth witness in a bid to bolster the double-amputee athlete's case that he killed his girlfriend by mistake.

A spokeswoman for Oscar Pistorius said suggestions that the Paralympian had taken acting lessons ahead of his emotional murder trial testimony were “totally devoid of any truth”.

The prosecutor cross-examining Oscar Pistorius in his murder trial tried to shred his version of events on the night he shot and killed his girlfriend, saying they do not add up and go against how people would react in the situation the double-amputee Olympian has described.

Oscar Pistorius said today that he never got the opportunity to tell his deceased girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp that he loved her.

The mother of Reeva Steenkamp has said she does not care whether her daughter's killer Oscar Pistorius walks free from his murder trial - but admits she cannot take her eyes from him as he sits in the courtroom.

Oscar Pistorius refused to look at a photo of his dead girlfriend’s bloody head wounds while giving evidence at his murder trial as the prosecutor urged him to “take responsibility” for killing her.

Oscar Pistorius refused to look at a photo of his dead girlfriend’s bloody head wounds while giving evidence at his murder trial as the prosecutor urged the star athlete to “take responsibility” for killing her.

Oscar Pistorius broke down in sobs and howls while giving evidence at his murder trial, forcing the court to adjourn as the star athlete was describing the moments he said he first realised he had shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a toilet door in his home last year.

Oscar Pistorius has described what he said were the terror-filled moments before he shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Oscar Pistorius has told his murder trial he and girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp sometimes had troubles in their relationship but that they sorted them out, were in love and were planning a life together.

A tearful Oscar Pistorius apologised to the family of Reeva Steenkamp, telling the court he had “terrible nightmares” since killing his girlfriend and often woke up smelling blood.

Fighting back tears, Oscar Pistorius began giving evidence at his murder trial by apologising to the family of the girlfriend he shot dead.

Oscar Pistorius has vomited in the dock at his murder trial as he heard graphic details of the injuries sustained by the girlfriend he fatally shot.

A security guard who said he spoke with Oscar Pistorius soon after the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was questioned by the amputee athlete’s defence today about his recollection of events that night.

Oscar Pistorius told a concerned security guard on the phone that everything was “fine” after neighbours reported gunshots coming from his house the night he shot dead his girlfriend, his murder trial has heard.

Paddy Power has defended its decision to take bets on the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial and run high-profile adverts promising to refund losing bets if the South African is found not guilty.

The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has told a court she heard “blood-curdling” screams before the sound of four gunshots on the night the Olympian killed his girlfriend.

Newly released video shows Oscar Pistorius, who faces a murder trial next week, firing weapons at a gun range before the double-amputee athlete fatally shot his girlfriend last year.

South African prosecutors who have accused Oscar Pistorius of murder now admit he may not have had his prostheses on when he fired the shots that killed his girlfriend, removing a key argument for premeditation.

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has said he is “consumed with sorrow” over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who he shot dead at his home a year ago yesterday.

Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has said he is “consumed with sorrow” over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who he shot dead at his home a year ago today.

Reeva Steenkamp’s uncle has said he has already forgiven Oscar Pistorius for killing her.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp who was shot dead by Oscar Pistorius have spoken out about their need for answers surrounding their daughter’s death.

Oscar Pistorius is ready to return to training as a way of dealing with his grief but has no immediate plans to compete, his agent Peet van Zyl confirmed today.

Oscar Pistorius can leave South Africa to compete in international track meets, a judge has ruled as he upheld the Olympic athlete’s appeal against some of his bail restrictions.

Oscar Pistorius is “on the verge of suicide” as he is forced to sell off his belongings to fight a charge of premeditated murder, a friend of the Paralympic star has said.

A LAW graduate is shot dead by her new boyfriend, whom she has been dating a couple of months.