Oscar Pistorius will not be released early from 13-year jail sentence, parole board decides

South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Denied Parole a Decade After Killing Girlfriend

JOHANNESBURG—Former South Africa Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole, South Africa’s prison authorities and a lawyer for the victim’s family said on Friday. Once the darling of the Paralympic movement for pushing for greater recognition and acceptance of disabled athletes, Pistorius shot dead Steenkamp, a model and law student, in his bathroom on Feb. 14—Valentine’s D…

South Africa’s Pistorius denied parole decade after killing girlfriend

Sat, 2023-04-01 04:15 PRETORIA: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said. The Department of Correctional Services said a parole board found Pistorius had not completed the minimum detention period required to be let out. “We were... advised at this point in time that it has been denied” …

Oscar Pistorius denied parole

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period” required to be released following his murder conviction for the 2013 killing of girlfriend…

Oscar Pistorius will remain in prison after his parole is denied

The parole board ruled that Pistorius would only be able to apply again in August 2024, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said in a short, two-paragraph statement.

Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied - The Boston Globe

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison following his murder conviction for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius denied early release in ex-girlfriend’s murder

The paralympian made headlines on Valentine’s Day in 2013, for killing Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria, claiming that he thought she was an intruder.