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world-news2 years ago

"Oscar Pistorius Granted Parole, Ending Prison Term for 2013 Murder"

Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympian convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, has been released on parole after serving nearly 11 years of his 13-year sentence. Under South African law, he was eligible for parole after serving half his sentence. Pistorius will live under strict conditions, including anger management courses and a ban on speaking to the media, until his sentence expires in 2029. Reeva Steenkamp's mother has accepted the parole decision but expressed that her family is the one "serving a life sentence" as no amount of time will bring her daughter back.