South African Athlete Pistorius Who Killed Girlfriend Gets Parole

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Oscar Pistorius.
4 January 2024
allAfrica.com
By Melody Chironda

UPDATED - 05/01/2024

Oscar Pistorius was released on parole today, after serving over eight years of a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.

In December 2015, the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the conviction for culpable homicide, finding him guilty of murder instead.

Pistorius was released into the care of his uncle, Arnold Pistorius, for the duration of his parole. June Steenkamp, Reeva's mother, said in a statement that she and her late husband had always known parole was a possibility in the case. "We are grateful that the parole board has imposed strict conditions on his release," she said, "and this reaffirms our belief in the South African justice system."

The timing and location are confidential due to the legal requirements of his parole, which also include attending g gender-based violence sensitivity sessions as part of his rehabilitation process.

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