Paralympian sprinter has been free of jail nearly 11 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius is now out of jail and again at dwelling after having served half of his 13-year sentence for the homicide of Reeva Steenkamp.
After successful gold medals within the T44 class in sprints occasions on the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics, he created historical past by competing at able-bodied world championships in Daegu 2011 and London 2012 earlier than successful additional golds on the London Paralympics.
His life unravelled, although, when he shot and killed his girlfriend Steenkamp in his Pretoria dwelling in February 2014. Regardless of claiming that he thought she was a burgler, he was convicted of culpable murder and later convicted of homicide.
Nonetheless, the 37-year-old has now been launched on parole.
On launch he can be monitored by authorities till his sentence absolutely expires in 2029. As well as he should attend remedy classes, he’s banned from ingesting alcohol and received’t be allowed to talk to the media.