Judge Thokozile has two very different pictures of Oscar Pistorius from which she has to decide a suitable sentence for his actions.
The Telegraph reported Sunday that Pistorius' humanitarian side showed last week as he was being escorted from the court room in South Africa.
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A cameraman was knocked down as he was trying to record Pistorius' exit, according to The Telegraph.
"The heavy police guard around the world's most famous defendant stepped over the man, but Pistorius stopped to offer him a hand," The Telegraph account read.
"The Paralympian's family and his band of supporters, who have filled the public gallery and are spread around the world, seized on the moment as 'the mark of the man,' an indication of his humility and courtesy."
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That situation flies in stark contrast to a Sept. 7 report in Sports World News, citing The Times of South Africa, saying that Pistorius "exploded" in anger at a team of Times reporters who were waiting for him at the home of his uncle a few days prior to the expected verdict in his murder trial.
The reporters asked Pistorius how he was doing.
"How can you ask me that?" snapped Pistorius, whom the Times noted had appeared to have just come from a workout. " Do you really have the audacity to ask me how I am doing at this point in my life? What I am going through and feeling ... I really cannot deal with this right now."
Those instances are examples of the dichotomy through which Masipa must sift to reach a decision on Pistorius.
Masipa is expected to render a sentence Tuesday on the culpable homicide charge she handed down in September against the double-amputee sprinter in the Valentine's Day, 2013 killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
It was originally reported that Pistorius could face up to 15 years in prison, but now reports indicate that the time period is only what experts believe will be the stiffest punishment he faces. There are no guidelines for a maximum sentence.
Pistorius also could receive a suspended sentence and a fine. The defense has said that Pistorius is broke and broken and has suffered enough as a result of the night that he shot Steenkamp four times through the couple's bathroom door inside their home.
The prosecution has asked for a 10-year jail term, saying that Pistorius isn't as helpless as he and the defense are making him out to be. It also suggests that Pistorius has been insincere in his apology to the victim's family for the tragedy.
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