Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in prison for shooting his girlfriend!

The Olympic sprinter, Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide after a nearly 50-day trial stretched over seven months, in September 2014. After he had served a year of that

sentence, and was released to house arrest in October, Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled the sprinter had acted negligently when he shot his girlfriend, but that he didn't do it intentionally, and sentenced him to five years in prison.

But the Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the previous conviction after he was found guilty of the murder leading to Wednesday's sentencing. The appeals judge said Pistorius should have known that firing his gun would have killed whoever was behind the door, regardless of who he thought it was.

Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa model, at his home in an upscale Pretoria neighborhood in the early hours of Valentine's Day three years ago after shooting her four times on the chest-- a killing he says was an accident, after he mistook her for an intruder, but one the prosecution called a deliberate act after the two had an argument.

Stunned fans have wondered how the celebrated former Olympian and Paralympic gold medalist turned into a killer. The prosecution has said that Pistorius had a violent streak, and that he murdered his lover after a late-night argument. But the judge said there was no evidence supporting the accusation that the two had a fight.

The defense has always maintained that the amputee track star mistakenly believed Steenkamp was an intruder and feared for his life when he shot through the door.

Meanwhile, the father of the deceased, has pleaded with the court to proceed with the trial as he demands justice for his daughter’s death saying Pistorius must pay for his crime.