Oscar Pistorius has spent his first night in prison after being sentenced to five years for the manslaughter of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. It is understood the athlete will spend part of his term under house arrest.
He was also handed a suspended three-year sentence for firearms offences.
A friend of Oscar Pistorius said a custodial sentence was "inevitable" for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Speaking from his home in Shropshire, Mike Kendrick told Good Morning Britain: "He did kill Reeva. He didn't mean to but he did so I think it was pretty inevitable and quite a balanced judgement."
"It's a terrifying prospect for anybody that's disabled particularly with Oscar being so famous which makes it a lot worse because he's going to be the subject of a lot of abuse potentially."
He said he "feared" for his friend who he said was in a "very depressed state."
"He's a completely broken man as you would expect after a tragedy like this. I mean he's lost his fortune, he's lost his whole career, he's lost everything and I'm concerned for him from that point of view."
The mother of Reeva Steenkamp, the model shot dead by Oscar Pistorius, has written about how she felt during the trial.
After being sentenced for the manslaughter of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Oscar Pistorius is spending his first night in prison.
What conditions can the Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius expect in the Kgosi Mampuru II prison?