“He was admitted into the community corrections system and is now home,” the South African Department of Correctional Services He said In a brief update Friday, without providing further details.
Pistorius (37 years old) was nicknamed “Blade Runner” because of his speed using prosthetic legs made of carbon fiber after he became an amputee as a child. He won six He won Paralympic gold medals, became the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympic Games at the 2012 London Olympics and was hailed as a sporting hero.
Steenkamp was a model and paralegal. The couple dated for several months before Pistorius shot her through the locked bathroom door of his Pretoria apartment. He claimed in court that he mistook his girlfriend, 29, for a thief.
Steenkamp's mother, June Steenkamp, said in a statement on Friday that the decision affirmed her faith in South Africa's justice system. “The conditions imposed by the Parole Board, which include anger management courses and programs on gender-based violence, send a clear message that gender-based violence is taken seriously.”
But she added: “Almost 11 years later, the pain is still raw and real.”
“Has Oscar served enough time? There can never be justice if your loved ones never come back… We are the ones left behind, we are the ones serving a life sentence.”
A South African judge originally convicted Pistorius of murder, which is equivalent to manslaughter, in 2014 after finding that prosecutors failed to prove that Pistorius committed murder when he shot Steenkamp. Pistorius has consistently claimed he believed he was shooting an intruder in his home.
In December 2015, prosecutors successfully overturned Pistorius's original conviction, and South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal found him guilty of the more serious charge of murder, ruling that the lower court judge had misapplied the law by convicting him of the less serious charge. .
General parole conditions will apply to Pistorius, according to the Department of Correctional Services. There are restrictions on the time he can leave the house, and he is prohibited from giving media interviews or consuming alcohol. Violating the terms of his parole could result in Pistorius returning to prison.
