And the job will allow the convicted murderer to use “his skills to enhance the lives of others”.
This‚ suggested the first witness called in the Paralympian’s re-sentencing proceedings‚ could complement any community service the court deems he should serve.
This emerged during clinical psychologist Professor Jonathan Scholtz’s testimony in mitigation of sentence in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday.
Pistorius’ culpable homicide conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) and the decision upheld by the Constitutional Court. He is now to be sentenced for murder. Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend‚ Reeva Steenkamp‚ on February 14‚ 2013.
Scholtz told the court that Pistorius had been offered a offered a job as a project manager in an early child development programme run by a company his uncle Arnold Pistorius owns.
“It would be better if he gave back in constructive ways — using his skills to enhance the lives of others‚” he told the court.
