Oscar Pistorius He will be released from prison for the first time after ten years behind bars. The South African Paralympic athlete, who murdered her partner, Reeva Steenkamp, after shooting her up to four times due to an alleged confusion with a thief, has been granted paroleas announced by the Department of Penitentiary Services (DCS) through a statement. The athlete will be released from prison on January 5, 2024.
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirms the parole for Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius, effective from January 5, 2024, the prison authority issued after holding a closed-door hearing at Atteridgeville Prison, in Pretoria. The South African justice system considers that the prisoner is suitable for social integration.
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Pistoriuswho always denied having ended the model’s life due to an attack of rage, He was previously sentenced to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter., but the Prosecutor’s Office requested a review of the sentence. The Supreme Court of Appeals finally sentenced him to 13 years in prison. The South African requested parole on more than one occasion for an alleged violation of their fundamental rights as a result of the increase in his sentence.
For the moment, the model’s family has not commented on this resolution that benefits the Paralympic athlete. The father of the murdered young woman died last September, since he could not get over the death of his daughter. I have no doubt that Barry died of a broken heart. “No parent should have to bury a child and certainly not under the circumstances that prevailed in Reeva’s death,” he said. Junethe model’s mother.
Adam Steenkamp, Reeva’s sister, has publicly shown her anger at the release of Pistorius. I support and understand the reasons for someone to be released on parole, but this is my sister and I would prefer that she serve the sentence she was given.
