Oscar Pistorius has arrived at court for the third day of his sentencing hearing after being found guilty of culpable homicide.

The 27-year-old was convicted last month over the shooting dead of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's day 2013.

Prosecutors are expected to start calling witnesses at Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing this morning.

On Tuesday, a defence witness told the hearing that Pistorius would be "broken as a person" if he was jailed.

Probation officer Annette Vergeer, who was paid by the defence to produce her report, said Pistorius would be vulnerable to violence and placed in highly stressful situations because of his disability.

"The death of the deceased and the period since have been a far bigger punishment than incarceration," she said.

The court also heard that Pistorius offered Ms Steenkamp's family 375,000 rand (£21,305) as compensation after already making a number of monthly payments to them.

Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel said the Steenkamps rejected the lump sum - which they called "blood money" - and had decided to hand back the other payments.