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Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail in January, nearly 11 years after murdering girlfriend | World News<\/p>\n
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Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in January, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend.<\/p>\n
Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013 at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, in a killing that shocked the world.<\/p>\n
Pistorius, now 37, said he fired the gun through a bathroom door, having mistaken Ms Steenkamp for an intruder and claiming he feared for his safety.<\/p>\n
The prosecution argued the murder was premeditated and Pistorius shot her after an argument.<\/p>\n
Pistorius was initially not found guilty of murder and was instead convicted of culpable homicide (the equivalent of a manslaughter charge in the UK).<\/p>\n
He was sentenced to five years in 2014, and was eventually released from prison and placed under house arrest.<\/p>\n
A year later, that conviction was overturned when South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal found him guilty of murder.<\/p>\n
He was sentenced to six years – which was then increased to 13 years and five months <\/strong>after the sentence was deemed “shockingly too lenient” in an appeal.<\/p>\n The parole board considered his case again today after denying him parole in March.<\/strong><\/p>\n The decision to give him a second parole hearing came after his lawyer took his case to the Constitutional Court over errors made by the court in calculating when Pistorius would be eligible for parole.<\/p>\n He was initially told he would only be eligible in August 2024, when he was in fact eligible in March.<\/p>\n Granting a second hearing was seen as effectively an admission of the appeal court’s error.<\/p>\n Pistorius was born in South Africa in 1986. At 11 months old, both his legs were amputated below the knee because of a congenital defect.<\/p>\n He went on to compete at the Paralympic Games and became the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics.<\/p>\n Known as the Blade Runner because of his prosthetic blades he used to run, Pistorius gained significant fame for his athletic prowess.<\/p>\n This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n You can receive Breaking News alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News App<\/strong>. You can also follow @SkyNews on X<\/strong> or subscribe to our YouTube channel<\/strong> to keep up with the latest news.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>
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