Oscar Pistorius Released on Parole After Serving Nine Years for Murder

The Olympic sprinter will live under strict parole conditions in Pretoria until his sentence expires in 2029.

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole after serving nearly nine years of his 13-year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius will live under strict parole conditions, including a ban on speaking to the media, until his sentence expires in December 2029.
He is expected to initially live at his uncle’s mansion in the upscale Pretoria suburb of Waterkloof.
Pistorius maintains that he shot Steenkamp by mistake, believing she was a dangerous intruder hiding in his bathroom.
Steenkamp’s mother, June Steenkamp, said in a statement that she had accepted Pistorius’ parole, although the pain of her daughter’s death was 'still raw and real.'