Oscar Pistorius granted parole in South Africa

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after taking pictures his girlfriend by means of a rest room door at his house in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world.

Division of Corrections spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo mentioned Pistorius can be launched from jail on Jan. 5.

Pistorius, who turned 37 this week, has been in jail since late 2014 for the Valentine’s Day 2013 killing of mannequin Reeva Steenkamp, though he was launched for a interval of home arrest in 2015 whereas one of many quite a few appeals in his case was heard. He was in the end convicted of homicide and sentenced to 13 years and 5 months in jail.

Critical offenders in South Africa should serve a minimum of half of their sentence to be eligible for parole, which Pistorius has executed.

Pistorius was on the peak of his fame and one of many world’s most admired athletes when he killed Steenkamp. He shot her a number of instances within the rest room of his Pretoria villa within the predawn hours along with his licensed 9mm pistol.

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