{"id":295801,"date":"2023-11-21T10:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295801"},"modified":"2023-11-21T10:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:09:10","slug":"oscar-pistorius-could-be-freed-this-week-10-years-after-reeva-steenkamp-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nba\/oscar-pistorius-could-be-freed-this-week-10-years-after-reeva-steenkamp-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Pistorius could be freed this week \u2013 10 years after Reeva Steenkamp murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Oscar Pistorius could soon be a free man \u2013 10 years after the murder of his girlfriend. <\/p>\n

    The double-amputee athlete who competed on carbon-fibre running blades at the 2012 London Olympics, has been in prison since late 2014 for the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine\u2019s Day 2013.<\/p>\n

    He was initially convicted of culpable homicide, an offence similar to manslaughter, for shooting Steenkamp multiple times through a closed toilet cubicle door in his home in Pretoria, South Africa. His conviction was subsequently upgraded to murder and he was sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison after a series of appeals by prosecutors.<\/p>\n

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    It has emerged that Pistorius, who turns 37 this week, was wrongly refused parole back in March of this year. South Africa\u2019s department of corrections said in a statement that a parole board will consider the former Paralympian\u2019s case again this week and decide \u201cwhether the inmate is suitable or not for social integration\u201d. <\/p>\n

    Pistorius\u2019 family and legal team are reportedly confident he will be freed following the emergency parole hearing on Friday. The parole board will take several factors into account, including his conduct and disciplinary record in prison, his mental health and the likelihood of him committing another crime.<\/p>\n

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    He could be released on full parole or placed on day parole, where he would be allowed to live and work in the community but have to return to prison at night. If he is released, it is claimed he will need to be kept under close protection in case of revenge attacks from Johannesburg\u2019s underworld, reports the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

    Pistorius claimed he shot Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, by mistake because he thought she was a dangerous intruder. He has barely been seen over the last decade, although there have been occasional glimpses of his time in prison. <\/p>\n

    He sustained an injury in an altercation with another inmate over a prison telephone in 2017. A year earlier, he received treatment for injuries to his wrists, which his family denied were a result of him harming himself and said were caused by him falling in his cell.<\/p>\n