Oscar Pistorious finally gets a nod for parole
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The convicted murderer and former athlete Oscar Pistorious is set to finally be freed from the jail cells after being confined for almost 10 years.
The professional sprinter was convicted in 2014 for shooting and killing his then girlfriend, a model Reeva Steenkamp on February 14th.
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on Friday confirmed his placement on parole, effective from 5 January 2024 after having tried for a couple of times without any success.
Pistorius was initially convicted of culpable homicide in 2014, but the case went through a number of appeals and was eventually ratified to 13 years and five months in 2017.
The DCS said that the parole placement decision was taken by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB), having assessed Pistorius’s profile and other material submitted for the purposes of parole consideration.
“Classified as a first time offender with a positive support system, Oscar Pistorius’s parole placement is in line with Section 73 of the Correctional Services Act,” the Department of Correctional Services said in a statement.
Parole placement forms part of the total rehabilitation programme in correcting offending behaviour and may include continuation of programmes aimed at reintegration whilst in the system of community corrections.
“Pistorius will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections and will be subjected to supervision in compliance with parole conditions until his sentence expires,” the department said
