{"id":2107197,"date":"2023-11-24T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paralympian-oscar-pistorius-granted-parole-11-years-after-murdering-girlfriend-reeva-steenkamp\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T20:10:32","slug":"paralympian-oscar-pistorius-granted-parole-11-years-after-murdering-girlfriend-reeva-steenkamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paralympian-oscar-pistorius-granted-parole-11-years-after-murdering-girlfriend-reeva-steenkamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Pistorius, Paralympian, granted parole 11 years after killing Reeva Steenkamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparalympian-oscar-pistorius-granted-parole-11-years-after-murdering-girlfriend-reeva-steenkamp%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2107197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South African Paralympian\u200c Oscar Pistorius leaves the Pretoria High Court on June 15, 2016, after the third day of his resentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of his\u2063 girlfriend\u200c Reeva Steenkamp. Oscar Pistorius will be \u2062sentenced on July 6 for the \u2062murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the \u200djudge \u200bin the High Court in Pretoria \u2064said Wednesday at the end of a three-day \u2064court \u2062hearing. \/\u2063 AFP \u200d\/ GIANLUIGI GUERCIA        (Photo credit \u200dshould read GIANLUIGI \u2063GUERCIA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Oscar Pistorius Granted Parole After \u200d10 Years for Murder of Girlfriend<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/geraldyn-berry\">Geraldyn Berry<\/a><br \/>12.02 PM \u2013 Friday, November 24, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee former \u2062Olympic runner known as \u201cBlade Runner,\u201d \u200dwas \u2063granted parole on Friday, marking \u2064a decade since he murdered his girlfriend\u200d at his \u200cresidence in Pretoria, South Africa on Valentine\u2019s Day 2013.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Singabakho\u200c Nxumalo, spokesperson for the Department of Corrections, announced that Pistorius is scheduled to be released from prison on January 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024. <\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s Correctional Services Department said in \u200ba statement that the parole board had made its decision after assessing \u200bPistorius\u2019 profile and deciding that he had a \u201cpositive support system.\u201d His \u2063parole conditions \u2062reportedly include\u2063 remaining within the Pretoria area \u2063without unauthorized departures, \u2062attending\u2063 a program \u200bto address his anger issues, and fulfilling community service obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The disgraced \u200dformer Olympian, who celebrated his 37<sup>th<\/sup> birthday this week, \u2064has been incarcerated since late 2014 for\u200c shooting 29-year-old model and paralegal Reeva Steenkamp four times through a locked bathroom door.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, it was revealed that Pistorius consistently carried \u200ba\u200d firearm, even keeping \u200dit on his bedside table while sleeping. He testified that he harbored a constant fear of a home invasion, recounting \u200cinstances of being followed, \u200cshot at, and hijacked.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, \u200bPistorius claimed that he had mistakenly believed Steenkamp was a dangerous intruder when he fired through the bathroom door. However, Prosecutors argued that Steenkamp had sought refuge in the bathroom during an argument, and Pistorius killed her in a fit of rage. His eventual murder conviction was based\u200b on \u200cthe legal principle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findanattorney.co.za\/content_dolus-eventualis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dolus eventualis<\/a>, \u2062suggesting extreme recklessness and awareness that\u200d the person behind the door could be fatally harmed, \u2064akin to\u200d third-degree murder.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete had a brief period of house arrest in 2015\u2062 during \u200done of the numerous \u200dappeals in his case. In 2017, after ultimately being convicted of murder, \u200cPistorius received a sentence of 13 years and five months in prison \u2064by South Africa\u2019s Supreme Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>In South Africa, serious offenders are typically required to serve at least half of their sentence to be eligible for parole, a condition Pistorius has\u2062 fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>The recent parole hearing marked Pistorius\u2019\u2062 second attempt in eight \u200cmonths, as an initial hearing in March ruled him ineligible for early release due to an administrative error regarding the \u2063official start \u200dof his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Originally convicted of culpable homicide, a \u2063charge akin to manslaughter, Pistorius saw this conviction overturned. Following a successful \u200bappeal by prosecutors, he was then convicted of \u2063murder. Prosecutors further contested the initial six-year sentence, resulting in Pistorius receiving the extended \u200cterm of 13 years and five months.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Steenkamp\u2019s mother, June Steenkamp, \u200bnot \u200dopposing Pistorius\u2019 parole and claiming to have forgiven him, she affirmed that she does not believe the former Paralympian\u2019s version of events. Citing an inability to face \u2062Pistorius again,\u2063 the slain model\u2019s mother did \u200cnot attend\u2062 Friday\u2019s\u2062 parole \u2063board hearing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAt this time, I am not convinced that Oscar has been rehabilitated,\u201d her statement said. \u201cRehabilitation requires\u200d someone to \u200bengage honestly with the full truth of his crime and the consequences thereof. Nobody can \u200cclaim to have remorse if they are not able \u2062to \u2063engage fully with the truth. If someone\u200c does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be\u200b rehabilitated. If they are not rehabilitated, their risk of recidivism is high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u200c do \u200dnot know to what extent this behavior still exists or were \u2064evident\u200c during his time of incarceration, but I am concerned\u2062 for the safety of\u2062 any woman \u200cshould this not have been \u200baddressed \u2063in his rehabilitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While on parole,\u2063 Pistorius \u200cis \u2064reportedly expected to reside at his\u2064 uncle\u2019s opulent mansion in a affluent Pretoria suburb, the\u200d same residence where\u200b he \u2062stayed during his murder trial.<\/p>\n<p>Reeva Steenkamp\u2019s death marked the conclusion of Pistorius\u2019 career, terminating \u2063the journey of the Paralympian who, at the time, stood as\u2063 one\u2062 of the most\u200d renowned disabled athletes globally. Pistorius had made history by participating in able-bodied competitions at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Afflicted by a congenital condition that\u200d necessitated the amputation of both his legs below\u2063 the knee at the age of \u200c11 months, \u2062Pistorius emerged as a \u200dtriumphant athlete. He proudly led the South African team during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, achieving the historic feat of becoming the \u200bfirst double amputee to compete in the Olympics just days later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay informed! Receive breaking news \u2064blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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He testified that he harbored a constant fear of a home invasion, recounting instances of being followed, shot at, and hijacked.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Pistorius claimed that he had mistakenly believed Steenkamp was a\u2063 dangerous intruder when\u2062 he fired\u200d through the bathroom door.\u2063 However, Prosecutors argued that Steenkamp had sought refuge in the bathroom \u200cduring an argument, and Pistorius killed her in a fit of rage.\u2062 His eventual murder conviction was based on\u200d the legal principle of dolus eventualis, suggesting extreme recklessness and\u200b awareness that \u2064the \u200bperson behind the\u200d door could be fatally harmed,\u2062 akin to third-degree murder.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete had a brief period\u200b of house arrest in 2015 during one of the numerous appeals in his case. In 2017, after ultimately being\u200c convicted\u200d of murder, Pistorius\u2064 received a sentence of 13 years\u2064 and five months \u2064in prison by South Africa&#8217;s Supreme Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>In South\u2063 Africa, serious offenders \u2064are typically required to serve at least \u200bhalf of \u2064their\u2062 sentence to be eligible for parole,\u200b a condition Pistorius has fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>The recent parole\u200b hearing \u2062marked Pistorius&#8217; second attempt in eight months,\u2064 as an initial hearing in March\u200c ruled him ineligible for early release due to an administrative error regarding the official start of his sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Originally convicted of culpable\u200b homicide, a charge \u200cakin to manslaughter, \u2064Pistorius saw this conviction\u200b overturned. Following a successful appeal by prosecutors, he was then convicted of murder. Prosecutors \u2064further contested \u2064the\u2064 initial \u200csix-year sentence, resulting in Pistorius receiving \u2064the\u200c extended term of 13 years and five months.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Steenkamp&#8217;s mother, June Steenkamp, not \u2064opposing Pistorius&#8217;\u200d parole and claiming to have forgiven him, she affirmed that she does not believe the former Paralympian&#8217;s version of events. Citing an inability \u2063to \u2063face Pistorius again, the slain \u2062model&#8217;s mother did not attend Friday&#8217;s parole board hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this time, I am not convinced that\u2062 Oscar has been rehabilitated,&#8221; her statement\u2062 said. &#8220;Rehabilitation requires someone to engage honestly\u2063 with the full truth \u2062of his crime and the\u200c consequences thereof. Nobody can claim to have remorse if they are not able\u2064 to engage fully with the truth. If someone does not show remorse, they cannot \u200dbe considered to be \u200crehabilitated. If they are not\u2063 rehabilitated, their risk of\u2063 recidivism is high.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do \u200bnot know to what extent this behavior still exists or were evident during\u2064 his time of incarceration, but I am concerned for the safety\u2063 of\u2063 any woman should this not have\u2062 been addressed in his \u200crehabilitation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While on parole, Pistorius is reportedly expected to reside at his uncle&#8217;s opulent mansion in an affluent Pretoria suburb, the same residence where he stayed during his murder trial.<\/p>\n<p>Reeva Steenkamp&#8217;s death marked the conclusion of Pistorius&#8217; career, terminating the journey of the\u2062 Paralympian who,\u2064 at the time, \u200bstood as one of \u200bthe\u2062 most renowned disabled athletes globally. Pistorius had made history by participating in able-bodied competitions at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Afflicted by a congenital condition that necessitated the amputation of both his \u200dlegs below the knee at\u200d the age of 11\u2062 months, Pistorius emerged as a triumphant\u2064 athlete. He proudly led the South African \u2063team during\u2062 the opening ceremony \u200cof the 2012\u2063 London Olympics, achieving the historic \u2062feat of becoming the \u200dfirst \u200cdouble \u200camputee to compete in the Olympics just days later.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200b breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. \u200dSubscribe\u2064 here. [link to OANN subscription page]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius departs Pretoria High Court on June 15, 2016, during his resentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of Reeva Steenkamp. 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