Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison in South Africa on October 20
Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in Pretoria on Tuesday, following a ruling by South Africa's department of correctional services
Oscar Pistorius is escorted by police officers as he leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa. (File) Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail and moved to house arrest on Oct. 20, it was announced on Thursday.
In a statement, the South African department of correctional services said: "[The board] approved the placement of offender Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision as from 20 October 2015.
"The parole board considered all submissions, including the offender's profile report, the directives of the Parole Review Board and the submission of the victim's family."
The Kgosi Mampuru II Prison, where paralympian, Oscar Pistorius is held in Pretoria Photo: Greatstock / Barcroft MediaA spokesman for the Pistorius family said on Thursday: "We have now been informed that Oscar will be released into correctional supervision on the 20th of October. We will not be releasing a statement, and simply wish to confirm the information we have received."
The former paralympian was sent to Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria on October 20 last year for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
Pistorius was due to be released on August 21, but South Africa’s justice minister blocked the parole at the last minute, saying that proper procedure was not followed by the parole board.
Oscar Pistorius (R) posing with his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp Photo: EPA/FRENNIE SHIVAMBUPistorius, who was the first paralysed athlete to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games, shot dead Ms Steenkamp, 29, at his home in Pretoria in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013.
He claimed he thought she was a burglar and was found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Oscar Pistorius: a timeline
22 November 1986
A future Olympian is born
Oscar Carl born to Henk and Sheila Pistorius in Sandton, Johannesburg. He lacked fibulas in both legs and had to have both amputated below the knee at the age of 11 months.2002
Oscar's mother dies
Sheila Pistorius dies after suffering an adverse reaction to medication after being wrongly diagnosed with hepatitis.December 2007
Sports Personality Award
Pistorius awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award for outstanding courage and achievement in the face of adversity.May 2008
IAAF victory
Pistorius wins an appeal against a decision by the governing body of athletics, the IAAF, that he cannot compete against able-bodied athletes.August/September 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games
(Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty)
Pistorius, dubbed Blade Runner by the media, becomes the first amputee runner to compete at an Olympic Games, in London.At the conclusion of the 200m competition in the London Paralympic Games, Pistorius takes silver but complains angrily about the length of competitor Alan Oliveira of Brazil's blades. He later apologises.
14 February 2013
Arrested for shooting Reeva
Pistorius arrested at his home in Pretoria after shooting dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.15 February 2013
Pistorius in court
Pistorius appears before the Pretoria Magistrate's Court where he bursts into tears as prosecutors announce they intend to pursue a charge of premeditated murder. Two days later Pistorius's agent says all future races he is contracted to compete in have been cancelled.19 February 2013
Reeva's funeral
Reeva Steenkamp (AFP)
Reeva Steenkamp's funeral is held in Port Elizabeth. Pistorius appears in court for the first day of his bail hearing. The prosecutor says Pistorius fired four shots through a bathroom door, hitting Steenkamp three times. His defence reads a statement by Pistorius in which he says he thought Steenkamp was an intruder.
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