Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympic gold medalist who is currently serving a prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend. He was released early under conditions of parole.
Foreign news agencies reported that Oscar Pistorius, a former disabled athlete for the South African national team. A three-time Paralympic gold medalist runner has been granted parole and released from prison. After spending nearly nine years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp,
Sengabaku Soumalo, Director of the South African Prison Service, confirmed Pistorius' release from prison. Atteridgeville (Atteridgeville) returned home on Friday morning, January 5, 2024, after serving more than half of his prison term. Of the total sentence of 13 years
Pistorius made history in 2012 when he became the first amputee to compete in the Olympics. However, just six months later, he shot his girlfriend dead. Four shots in the early hours of February 14, 2013 came as a shock. All over South Africa and the world.
At trial afterward, Pistorius claims he shot his girlfriend after he mistook her for a thief who broke into his house late at night. The court sentenced him to prison on charges of manslaughter. Pistorius was sent to prison in October 2014, but between 2015 and 2016 he was released and spent a period under house arrest.
However, the Court of Appeal eventually overturned the decision. Let Pistorius be convicted of murder. Instead of accidentally killing someone and as a result, he was sentenced to an additional prison term totaling 13 years and 5 months.
In addition, according to South African law, prisoners who can apply for parole must first serve more than half of their sentence. He will therefore receive early parole.
As for the Pistorius case, he will be closely monitored by the authorities. Both are isolated at home for the specified time, and drinking alcohol is prohibited. Looking for interviews with the media and until the end of his sentence in 2029, the former athlete will also need to undergo rehabilitation. To solve the problem of controlling anger and using violence for sexual reasons as well.
Steenkamp's mother said she accepted officials' decision to give Mr. Pistorius the chance of parole to get out of prison early. This is because it is part of the legal system in South Africa. But now they feel like they are imprisoned for the rest of their lives.
“Did Reva ever get justice? Did Oscar serve his sentence long enough? There is no justice if the person you love never comes back. No matter how long the sentence takes, Reva cannot be brought back, we are the ones who remain. These are the people who are imprisoned for so long life”.
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