South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius denied parole a decade after killing girlfriend
, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.
Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp, a model, in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013, firing four times through the bathroom door of his ultra-secure Pretoria house, in a killing that shocked the world. "While we welcome today's decision, today is not a cause for celebration. We miss Reeva terribly and will do so for the rest of our lives. We believe in justice and hope that it continues to prevail," they said in a statement via their lawyer.
She did not meet face-to-face with her daughter's killer on Friday, as the parole board decided to hear the two separately, Koen later told reporters outside the prison.Steenkamp's father Barry was unable to travel because of ill health but submitted a statement, she added. "The granted inmate Pistorius a further profile for August 2024," correctional services spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said in a statement.
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