"Oscar Pistorius Granted Parole After Serving 9 Years for Girlfriend's Murder"
Oscar Pistorius, the South African former Paralympic athlete known as "Blade Runner," was released on parole after serving nearly 11 years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Despite the Steenkamp family's grief, they acknowledged the parole conditions, which include anger management and gender-based violence therapy, as a positive step by the justice system. Pistorius' release has sparked mixed reactions regarding the leniency of his sentence and the message it sends about accountability for gender-based violence in South Africa.
