Oscar Pistorius Returns Home After Leaving South African Jail On Parole

Former track star Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said on Friday.
Pistorius spent almost 11 years in jail after the murder of his then-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The 37-year-old was now a parolee and “at home,” the authority said in a brief statement.

The Olympic and Paralympic athlete killed the 29-year-old Steenkamp, a law graduate and model, with four shots through the bathroom door of his villa in Pretoria on Valentine’s Day night in 2013.

The sprint star, who has been a double-amputee since infancy, was sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison following a trial that immersed South Africa, and was followed closely around the world.