Oscar Pistorius faces parole hearing - after serving half his sentence

**harrybarracuda** · 31-03-2023, 10:52 AM

Oscar Pistorius faces a parole hearing that will decide if he will be freed from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The former Olympic and Paralympic athlete, known as the Blade Runner, has applied for parole and could be freed from prison within weeks after serving half of his 13-year-five-month sentence.

A parole board, which will start its hearing today, must determine if Pistorius will be allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence on licence at his uncle's home in South African capital city, Pretoria.

A spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services said: "The board must determine whether the purpose of imprisonment has been served."

A decision is expected to be announced in days or weeks.

His six-month televised trial in 2014 caught the attention of viewers all over the world - less than two years after he made history at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Oscar Pistorius faces parole hearing - after serving half his sentence | World News | Sky News

**prawnograph** · 31-03-2023, 11:49 AM

A parole board, which will start its hearing today, must determine if Pistorius will be allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence on licence at his uncle's home in South African capital city, Pretoria.

Will they fit him with an ankle bracelet?

**reinvented** · 31-03-2023, 12:07 PM

cockring?

**Backspin** · 31-03-2023, 12:28 PM

It is an awfully sketchy story

**Hugh Cow** · 31-03-2023, 12:48 PM

His story beggered belief. He should serve his full sentence

**Reg Dingle** · 31-03-2023, 11:24 PM

^ His total lack of remorse and sticking to his bullshit story surely has to keep him banged up

**david44** · 31-03-2023, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

has to keep him banged up

without a leg to stand on.

**Bob Mason** · 31-03-2023, 11:40 PM

Oscar Pistorius parole bid collapses in South Africa - BBC News

**Edmond** · 31-03-2023, 11:49 PM

Didn't Ronaldo race a Bugatti 100 meters and back?

Pistorius Vrs Greenwood?

Make it happen Nike.

**Reg Dingle** · 01-04-2023, 12:24 AM

Oscar Pistorius's bid for parole collapsed in South Africa after it was revealed he had not yet served enough time to qualify for early release.

The 36-year-old former Paralympian is serving 13 years for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013.

The parole board met to hear evidence, including from Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp's mother.

But instead of giving a decision afterwards, embarrassed officials admitted their timings had been wrong.

Earlier this week, they had received, but ignored, a letter from South Africa's top appeals court, which explained that Pistorius needed to spend another year and a half in prison before he could be considered for parole.

The hearing at Atteridgeville prison, a low-security facility in rolling fields just outside the city of Pretoria, should never have happened.

For weeks, officials had insisted the amputee former sprinter was eligible to apply for parole, having served half his sentence.

The confusion stems from the fact that Pistorius's time in prison has been broken up by appeals and by a period of house arrest.

There is disagreement about where to draw the halfway line.

Pistorius's family have expressed dismay and are seeking legal clarification.

It has been an emotional day for the Steenkamp family, who have welcomed the fact that Pistorius will not be yet be freed.

Oscar Pistorius parole bid collapses in South Africa - BBC News

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