Oscar Pistorius to be freed on parole
Oscar Pistorius – the former South African Paralympic champion, will be freed from jail on parole, nearly 11 years after he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
He shot Steenkamp multiple times through a bathroom door in 2013, claiming he thought she was an intruder.
He was sentenced in 2016 to serve 13 years and five months in prison.
The parole board has set his release for 5 January 2024.
Once released, Pistorius will be monitored by the authorities until his sentence officially expires. He will also have to attend therapy sessions, according to the Steenkamp family’s spokesman.