Judge Thokozile Masipa has adjourned Oscar Pistorius's sentencing hearing and scheduled the handing down of his sentence for next Tuesday.
"I want to thank both counsel for your assistance," she told the court wrapping up seven months of evidence, "we will reconvene on Tuesday next week".
Earlier, South Africa’s state prosecutor Gerrie Nel called for Pistorius to receive a minimum ten-year prison sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Dismissing claims that the "broke" and "broken" athlete had already suffered enough, Mr Nel said: "The minimum that society will be happy with is ten years imprisonment.
"This is a serious matter. The negligence borders on intent. Ten years is the minimum."
Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide for killing Ms Steenkamp on 14 February last year.
Pistorius will be committed to the hospital wing of one of South Africa's toughest prisons if the double-amputee Olympic athelete is sentenced to jail time, the head of the prison service said yesterday.
Zach Modise, who has worked in the prison service for 35 years, was questioned by the defence about conditions at the Pretoria Central Prison, Pistorius' most likely destination because of its disabled facilities.
Mr Modise said the reality of the prison was a long way from the popular perception and said Pistorius' disability - his lower legs were amputated as a baby - would ensure he was kept in a separate wing.
On Tuesday, probation officer Annette Vergeer, testifying for the defence, said prison would "break" Pistorius because of his disability and psychological problems.
Throughout the sentencing hearing, the defence has been fighting to keep the 27-year-old out of jail, citing his disability as a reason.
Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for the negligent killing of Ms Steenkamp when he fired four shots through a toilet door in the mistaken belief an intruder was behind it.
Culpable homicide in South Africa is punishable by up to 15 years in prison in the most serious cases, or by a suspended sentence, house arrest and community service in lighter ones.
