South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole efficient from January 5, 2024, after serving 10 years for the 2013 homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
The double-amputee Olympic runner was one of many world’s most admired athletes earlier than he killed Ms Steenkamp by taking pictures her a number of occasions via a bathroom door at his house on Valentine’s Day 2013.
Pistorius, who turned 37 this week, was despatched to jail in late 2014.
Pistorius was initially convicted of culpable murder — a cost akin to manslaughter — for killing Ms Steenkamp.
That conviction was overturned and he was convicted of homicide after an attraction by prosecutors.
In addition they appealed in opposition to an preliminary sentence of six years for homicide, and Pistorius was finally sentenced to 13 years and 5 months in jail.
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