Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who became a global star competing at his sport’s highest level while running on carbon-fiber blades, was released from prison on Friday after serving nearly nine years for killing his girlfriend, the model Reeva Steenkamp. FILE - Photographers take pictures of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he appears at a bail hearing for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in Pretoria, South Africa, on Feb 22, 2013. “We who remain behind are the ones serving a life sentence.” “With the release of Oscar Pistorius on parole, my only desire is that I will be allowed to live my last years in peace with my focus remaining on the Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation, to continue Reeva’s legacy.” The Department of Corrections has emphasized that the champion Paralympic sprinter’s release — like every other offender on parole — doesn’t mean he has completed his sentence. Oscar Pistorius is due on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 to be released from prison on parole to live under strict conditions at a family home after serving nearly nine years of his murder sentence for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013.

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Is Oscar Pistorius so sick he wanted to find a lookalike?
2 days, 21 hours ago

Is Oscar Pistorius so sick he wanted to find a lookalike?

Daily Mail  

Truly, this was a year that began on a high for athlete turned killer Oscar Pistorius. It's an extraordinary twist in a tragic story which – since the horrific day Pistorius shot and killed Reeva at his home nearly 12 years ago – remains firmly fixed in the public imagination. New girlfriend Rita Greyling is a high-flying management consultant and …

Oscar Pistorius's famous 'blade runner' prosthetic legs no longer fit him after his years in prison - as 'overweight' killer Paralympian fears he will never run properly again
11 months ago

Oscar Pistorius's famous 'blade runner' prosthetic legs no longer fit him after his years in prison - as 'overweight' killer Paralympian fears he will never run properly again

Daily Mail  

Oscar Pistorius’s famous ‘blade runner’ prosthetic legs no longer fit him after his years inactive in prison - and he fears he will never be able to run properly again. Oscar Pistorius's famous ‘blade runner’ prosthetic legs no longer fit him after years of being inactive in prison Oscar Pistorius and girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp pose for a picture in Johannesburg …

Oscar Pistorius and the Valentine’s killing of Reeva Steenkamp. What happened that night?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Oscar Pistorius and the Valentine’s killing of Reeva Steenkamp. What happened that night?

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Here’s what to know about the night South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp more than a decade ago in a Valentine’s Day killing that jolted the world and shattered the image of a sports superstar. A judge initially accepted Pistorius’ story but South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a …

Watch: View from outside house where Pistorius is expected to live after prison release
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: View from outside house where Pistorius is expected to live after prison release

The Independent  

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Olympian Oscar Pistorius Freed On Parole After Serving Nearly 9 Years For Girlfriend's Murder
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympian Oscar Pistorius Freed On Parole After Serving Nearly 9 Years For Girlfriend's Murder

Huff Post  

Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 15, 2016, after his sentencing proceedings. AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File PRETORIA, South Africa — Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole early Friday morning and was believed to be at his uncle’s mansion after authorities secretly moved the world-famous double-amputee athlete who killed his girlfriend …

Oscar Pistorius released from prison: What happened the day he killed Reeva Steenkamp? Sports career and more
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Oscar Pistorius released from prison: What happened the day he killed Reeva Steenkamp? Sports career and more

Firstpost  

Oscar Pistorius, who in 2012 became the first double amputee to compete on the track at an Olympic Games, on Friday was released from prison on parole, nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took South Africa’s Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become …

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is freed on parole after serving 9 years in girlfriend's death
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is freed on parole after serving 9 years in girlfriend's death

The Hindu  

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole after serving nearly nine years in prison for killing his girlfriend and is now at home, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said on January 5. Pistorius has served nearly nine years of his 13 years and five months murder sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day …

Oscar Pistorius freed from prison 11 years after killing model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Oscar Pistorius freed from prison 11 years after killing model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

The Independent  

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Could Oscar Pistorius make Paralympic return after prison release?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Could Oscar Pistorius make Paralympic return after prison release?

The Independent  

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Oscar Pistorius is free after being smuggled out of prison by officials after grey-haired, chain-smoking Bladerunner served half his 13-year jail term - as pictures re-emerge of his cell including pro
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Oscar Pistorius is free after being smuggled out of prison by officials after grey-haired, chain-smoking Bladerunner served half his 13-year jail term - as pictures re-emerge of his cell including pro

Daily Mail  

Oscar Pistorius is a free man today after being smuggled out of prison by officials. Pistorius was freed via a back entrance today Members of the media set up outside the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, where South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, convicted of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, was released on parole A South African Police Service vehicle is …

Oscar Pistorius freed on parole after serving nearly 9 years for girlfriend's murder
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Oscar Pistorius freed on parole after serving nearly 9 years for girlfriend's murder

Firstpost  

Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole early Friday morning and was believed to be at his uncle’s mansion after authorities secretly moved the world-famous double-amputee athlete who killed his girlfriend at an undisclosed time to avoid the glare of news crews waiting outside the jail. South Africa’s Department of Corrections announced in a two-sentence statement at …

What comes next for Oscar Pistorius after his release from jail?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

What comes next for Oscar Pistorius after his release from jail?

Firstpost  

Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on Friday after he was granted parole nearly 11 years after being accused of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. As part of the conditions, Pistorius will also have to attend programmes on gender-based violence and continue therapy sessions on anger management, a lawyer for the Steenkamp family said shortly after …

The vital question may linger forever: Did Oscar Pistorius know he was shooting at his girlfriend?
1 year ago

The vital question may linger forever: Did Oscar Pistorius know he was shooting at his girlfriend?

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In the decade since Oscar Pistorius pulled the trigger four times on his 9mm pistol, firing into the head and body of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as she stood inside a locked toilet cubicle in his home, the vital question has still never been answered: Did the world-famous Olympic runner know he was shooting at and …

Oscar Pistorius: From Olympic superstar to Pretoria prison
1 year ago

Oscar Pistorius: From Olympic superstar to Pretoria prison

The Independent  

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Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius granted parole, to be released from prison on January 5
1 year ago

Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius granted parole, to be released from prison on January 5

The Hindu  

Double-amputee Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. Pistorius’ parole will come with other conditions, Department of Corrections spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said outside of the prison where Pistorius has been incarcerated in the South African capital, …

Oscar Pistorius’ new bid for freedom as murdered girlfriend’s mother says she’s forgiven him
1 year ago

Oscar Pistorius’ new bid for freedom as murdered girlfriend’s mother says she’s forgiven him

The Independent  

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Former Paralympian Pistorius seeks parole a decade after killing girlfriend
1 year ago

Former Paralympian Pistorius seeks parole a decade after killing girlfriend

The Hindu  

South Africa’s former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2014 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will get another chance for an early release at a parole hearing on Friday. Known as the “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, Pistorius went from a public hero as a Paralympic champion to a convicted killer in hearings that caught the world’s …

South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius gets parole and will be released on Jan. 5
1 year ago

South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius gets parole and will be released on Jan. 5

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. Pistorius’ parole will come with other conditions, Department of Corrections spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said outside of the prison where Pistorius has …

South Africa's Paralympic Oscar Pistorius, jailed 10 years for murdering his girlfriend, to get early parole
1 year ago

South Africa's Paralympic Oscar Pistorius, jailed 10 years for murdering his girlfriend, to get early parole

India TV News  

The former South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been granted early parole by The Department of Correctional Services on Friday, November 24. Pistorius, the Gold medalist at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games and the 2011 World Champion, will be released on January 5, 2024, upon a successful appeal for early parole. "The Department of Correctional Services confirms parole …

S.Africa’s Pistorius release might take time even if parole granted: lawyers
1 year, 1 month ago

S.Africa’s Pistorius release might take time even if parole granted: lawyers

The Hindu  

Former South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp a decade ago, is unlikely to be released immediately if he is granted parole on Friday, the victim’s family lawyer said. The country’s parole board on Monday said it would be “considering the profile of Oscar Pistorius on Friday, 24 November 2023”. But even …

Oscar Pistorius is eligible for parole after serving half of his murder sentence, new documents say
1 year, 3 months ago

Oscar Pistorius is eligible for parole after serving half of his murder sentence, new documents say

The Hindu  

Oscar Pistorius was eligible for parole in March under South African law and the double-amputee Olympic and Paralympic runner may have been wrongly denied early release from prison because of a miscalculation over when he began serving his sentence for murder, court documents show. Justice and correctional services authorities submitted the documents to the country’s apex Constitutional Court on Tuesday …

Oscar Pistorius denied parole from prison decade after murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
1 year, 8 months ago

Oscar Pistorius denied parole from prison decade after murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

The Independent  

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Oscar Pistorius denied parole, hasn’t served enough time
1 year, 8 months ago

Oscar Pistorius denied parole, hasn’t served enough time

The Hindu  

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period” required to be released following his murder conviction for the 2013 killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The parole board hearing Pistorius’ application ruled he …

Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied
1 year, 8 months ago

Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period” required to be released following his murder conviction for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago. The parole board …

Olympian Oscar Pistorius denied parole, hasn't served enough time
1 year, 8 months ago

Olympian Oscar Pistorius denied parole, hasn't served enough time

The Hindu  

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole on March 31 and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period” required to be released following his murder conviction for the 2013 killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The parole board hearing Pistorius' …

Watch from outside South Africa prison holding Oscar Pistorius parole hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch from outside South Africa prison holding Oscar Pistorius parole hearing

The Independent  

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Olympian Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, could be free this week
1 year, 8 months ago

Olympian Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, could be free this week

The Hindu  

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has applied for parole and is expected to attend a hearing on Friday that will decide if he can be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her multiple times through a toilet door in his home. Pistorius, who was convicted of murder in Steenkamp's Valentine's Day 2013 killing, could …

Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, could be free this week
1 year, 8 months ago

Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, could be free this week

The Hindu  

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has applied for parole and is expected to attend a hearing on Friday that will decide if he can be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her multiple times through a toilet door in his home. Pistorius, who was convicted of murder in Steenkamp’s Valentine’s Day 2013 killing, could …

South Africa's paralympian Oscar Pistorius up for parole in girlfriend's murder
1 year, 8 months ago

South Africa's paralympian Oscar Pistorius up for parole in girlfriend's murder

Firstpost  

Pistorius, now 36, shot dead Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day in 2013, when he fired four times through the bathroom door of his ultra-secure Pretoria house. Pistorius, who is now 36, shot dead Reeva Steenkamp, a model, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day in 2013, when he fired four times through the bathroom door of …

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius goes to court to demand parole
2 years, 3 months ago

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius goes to court to demand parole

The Hindu  

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for 13 years for murdering his girlfriend, has asked the courts to force prison authorities to consider him for parole, a lawyer said Wednesday. His lawyer Julian Knight told AFP that the athlete was seeking an order to force authorities to hold a parole hearing. “It’s an application to compel the …

Paralympics star Oscar Pistorius meets with father of his murdered partner Reeva Steenkamp
2 years, 5 months ago

Paralympics star Oscar Pistorius meets with father of his murdered partner Reeva Steenkamp

The Independent  

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Seeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend’s father
2 years, 5 months ago

Seeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend’s father

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp’s family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday. Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on …

Parents of Reeva Steenkamp say Oscar Pistorius should serve entire sentence amid parole bid
3 years, 1 month ago

Parents of Reeva Steenkamp say Oscar Pistorius should serve entire sentence amid parole bid

Daily Mail  

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp have blasted her jailed killer Oscar Pistorius for showing no remorse as the disgraced athlete bids to be freed on parole after serving half his sentence. June and Barry Steenkamp said the situation is a 'horror story' just days after the Paralympian wrote them an 'emotionally distressing' letter as part of South Africa's 'restorative justice' …

Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim's parents
3 years, 1 month ago

Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim's parents

Firstpost  

Pistorius was convicted of murder in 2015 and ultimately sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison. Corrections department officials scheduled the parole hearing for October but it was called off when a full report on Pistorius’ time in prison wasn’t available, said Julian Knight, a lawyer for Pistorius. Knight said he was hopeful that the meeting between Pistorius …

The Trials of Oscar Pistorius review: Sprinter and convicted murderer emerges as a complex and difficult figure in lengthy BBC documentary
4 years, 1 month ago

The Trials of Oscar Pistorius review: Sprinter and convicted murderer emerges as a complex and difficult figure in lengthy BBC documentary

The Independent  

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