A parole board is set to recommend
that Oscar Pistorius who was convicted in the killing of his girlfriend, be
released from prison in August. Pistorius, 28, was sentenced in
October to five years in prison for culpable homicide in the killing of Reeva
Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013.
that Oscar Pistorius who was convicted in the killing of his girlfriend, be
released from prison in August. Pistorius, 28, was sentenced in
October to five years in prison for culpable homicide in the killing of Reeva
Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013.
Pistorius acknowledged firing
shots through the bathroom door in his home, but said he thought there was an
intruder in the bathroom rather than his girlfriend.
shots through the bathroom door in his home, but said he thought there was an
intruder in the bathroom rather than his girlfriend.
Under South African law, Pistorius
must serve at least one-sixth of his sentence — 10 months — before being
released. The parole board is prepared to recommend that he be released on
August 21, 10 months to the day since his sentencing.
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