On Friday, the former Paralympic and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison in Pretoria, South Africa. He served nine years for killing Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her through his bathroom door. Pistorius maintains his claim that he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder. “We, who remain behind, are the ones serving a life sentence,” … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
The country’s prisons department said in a statement that the Department of Correctional Services (is) able to confirm that Oscar Pistorius is a parolee, effectively from 5 January 2024. Oscar Pistorius has spent about eight and a half years in jail as well as seven months under home arrest before he was sentenced on murder … Read more
Oscar Pistorius pleaded guilty for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (File) New Delhi: It was in the middle of the night when Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee South African Olympic athlete, claims woke up as he thought he heard an intruder. Pistorius grabbed his 9mm pistol from under his bed, put on his prosthetic legs, went … Read more
Oscar Pistorius was released on parole nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend. Johannesburg, South Africa: South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women. Pistorius – dubbed “Blade Runner” for … Read more
Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on parole today. Johannesburg, South Africa: At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon. The South African’s 400-metre sprint was the first time in history that a double-amputee had raced … Read more
Oscar Pistorius, the South African athlete hailed as an inspirational figure until he was accused and convicted of killing his girlfriend, was expected to be released on parole Friday after seven years in prison. Pistorius was granted parole in November on the basis that he had served half of a 15-year sentence for murder. In … Read more
Oscar Pistorius will have to continue therapy sessions on anger management as part of conditions. Johannesburg: Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on Friday after he was granted parole nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Here is a look at what will happen to Pistorius after his release … Read more
By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome | Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa — Double-amputee Olympic runner 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. He will be released from prison on Jan. 5, but … Read more