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Prosecutor Gerrie Nel calls for a 10-year sentence on final day of the Oscar Pistorius sentencing hearing.

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Oscar Pistorius in court, weeping once again. This was the final day of the athlete's sentencing hearing, his punishment is now being decided after he was found guilty of culpable homicide and one firearms offence. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said society demands he now go to prison for killing his girlfriend Reva Steenkamp.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerrie Nel, prosecutor: ++PART OVERLAID WITH CUTAWAYS OF THE COURT++

"My lady, my respectful submission is that the minimum, and my lady, I've been in courts too long to go to 20 and hope the court makes it a 10, I'm not doing it. The minimum term that society will be happy with, will be a 10 years in prison sentence."

Pistorius defence lawyer Barrie Roux argued for a community-based sentence.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Barry Roux, lawyer for Oscar Pistorius: ++PART OVERLAID WITH CUTAWAYS OF THE COURT++

"He has lost everything. He was an icon in the eyes of South Africans on what he has done, what he has achieved. He was denigrated to the extent that all that was left was a rage killer, a cold blooded killer, a liar, and everything that's horrible. He lost all his sponsors, he lost all his money. He has nothing my lady. He hasn't even the money to pay for legal expenses. He has nothing left."

Judge Masipa is expected to pass sentence on Tuesday, this could be the last time Pistorius leaves court a free man.