Pistorius walks on stumps in court as seeks to avoid jail

South African Paralympian champion Oscar Pistorius removed his prosthetic limbs and walked on his stumps around the courtroom at his sentencing hearing today.

Oscar Pistorius shuffled through a Pretoria court without his prosthetic legs on Wednesday to show how vulnerable he is as the Paralympian seeks to avoid prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The 29-year-old faces a minimum 15-year jail term for the Valentine's Day killing in 2013 in a case that has attracted worldwide interest and divided South Africa. He will be sentenced on July 6.