Less than one afternoon Oscar Pistorius in going from a global example to monopolizing the news of events around the world. The man who fascinated the entire planet after becoming the first and only double amputee athlete to participate in athletics at the Olympic Games (London, 2012) became a disowned villain after the Valentine’s Day event of 2013: He killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in her home in Pretoria (South Africa).
What happened was and is covered by a confusing blanket that prevents the details of the murder from being clearly discerned. The former athlete shot her through the closed door of a bathroom, which motivated his defense: he claimed that he did it in self-defense and thinking that he was a thief. The court sentenced him to 13 years and five months in prison for manslaughter.
Since this same month of January, he has been on conditional release under monitoring that will last, according to the sentence, until 2029. He lives in the house of his uncle, Arnold Pistorius, in a luxurious neighborhood of Pretoria, far from the world and protected by electric fences and dogs. to prevent any third party from taking justice into their own hands. There he spends the hours, most likely consumed by the desire to resume his previous life, although a little bit outside of him. Symptom of this is its incessant and frustrating job search.
It’s just a shadow of what it once was
As he has been able to know New York Postthe athlete contacted two members of the International Paralympic Committee to obtain a position in the organization, but his request was denied because It’s too toxic to work with now. In fact, and in addition to being sincere, they are very blunt: There is nothing here for him.
For the moment, says the aforementioned North American newspaper, he is in charge of volunteering in a Christian church. The temple is named after NG Church Waterkloof and it is the place where his uncle goes to pray; there, surrounded by a certain calm, he undertakes cleaning and maintenance work. He carries out these tasks calmly.
Some parishioners have spoken to the aforementioned newspaper, expressing their surprise at seeing him there. I almost didn’t recognize himsays a certain Aida, who draws a worrying portrait of her condition: His hair is longer and he has a beard. He’s also not as thin as she expected. You’ll never know he was an athlete, he’s just not the same. One of those who works there, firm and transparent, finishes sculpting his current figure: He is not friendly or outgoing. I don’t know if I’ve even seen him crack a smile. It is only a shadow of what it once was.
The odyssey he undertakes to find a job seems so long, apart from the complex process that involves labor reintegration in the African country and the media coverage of his case, which seems to have no end.
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