JOHANNESBURG: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend 10 years ago, will know in about a month whether he will be released on parole, his lawyer said on Thursday (Mar 2). 'We have been advised by the parole board that (the) hearing will take place on the 31st of March,
JOHANNESBURG: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend 10 years ago, will know in about a month whether he will be released on parole, his lawyer said on Thursday .
Pistorius, 36, shot dead Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013 when he fired four times through the bathroom door of his ultra-secure Pretoria house. Pistorius, known worldwide as the"Blade Runner" because of his carbon-fibre prosthetics, was sentenced to 13 years behind bars. A decision is usually known the same day of the parole hearing or a day later, and"if the decision is negative, the offender has the right to approach the courts for review," said Knight.
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