Oscar Pistorius is a “broken man” after killing his girlfriend because he lost the woman he loved as well as his reputation, friends, income and sense of self-worth, a psychologist has told his sentencing hearing.
Dr Lore Hartzenberg gave testimony ahead of the runner’s sentencing for culpable homicide over the death of Reeva Steenkamp and her evidence was almost immediately characterised by the chief prosecutor as unbalanced.
Dr Hartzenberg said the double-amputee runner had sometimes cried, retched, perspired and paced up and down during meetings in which she tried to help him.
The athlete faces up to 15 years in prison or could receive as little as a community sentence or a fine under South African law.
Court adjourned sentencing until tomorrow.