Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced on July 6 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the judge in the High Court in Pretoria said Wednesday at the end of a three-day court hearing. / AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN’s Geraldyn Berry
12.02 PM – Friday, November 24, 2023
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee former Olympic runner known as “Blade Runner,” was granted parole on Friday, marking a decade since he murdered his girlfriend at his residence in Pretoria, South Africa on Valentine’s Day 2013.
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Singabakho Nxumalo, spokesperson for the Department of Corrections, announced that Pistorius is scheduled to be released from prison on January 5th, 2024.
South Africa’s Correctional Services Department said in a statement that the parole board had made its decision after assessing Pistorius’ profile and deciding that he had a “positive support system.” His parole…
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