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Athletics: Oscar Pistorius, sentenced for killing his wife, will soon find out if he will be granted parole

2023-03-02T14:47:08.856Z


Six-time South African Paralympic champion in athletics Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 13 years in prison for killing his wife. The parole decision takes place in a month.


South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend a decade ago, will find out in a month whether he can be granted parole, his lawyer said on Thursday.

"

We have been informed by the parole board that the hearing will take place on March 31

," Julian Knight told AFP.

Pistorius, 36 today, killed Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013 by shooting four times through the bathroom door of her ultra-secure Pretoria home.

The former athlete amputated under both knees has always denied having killed his partner in a fit of rage, claiming to have taken her for a burglar.

The sprinter, known worldwide as the "

Blade Runner

" because of his carbon fiber prostheses, was sentenced to thirteen years in prison.

In South Africa, prisoners are automatically eligible for parole after serving half their sentence.

The law is the same for everyone, “

Oscar Pistorius is no exception

”, reports to AFP the lawyer for the parents of his victim, Tania Koen.

In accordance with the procedure requiring that the convict speak with the victim or his family, Oscar Pistorius had met in early July with the parents of Reeva Steenkamp.

The decision is usually known the same day of the hearing or a day later, and "

if the decision is negative, the detainee has the right to apply to the courts for a review

said Mr. Knight.

A year before killing Steenkamp, ​​Pistorius had become a world star by lining up with the able-bodied athletes in the 400 meters at the London Olympics.

He was initially sentenced to six years in prison, but the sentence was later increased to thirteen years after the state appealed, saying it was too lenient.

Source: lefigaro

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