Former South Africa paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, last week met her father, ...
Pistorius said he had believed she was an intruder but was jailed in 2016, initially for a six-year term. He becomes eligible for parole after serving half of his 13-year sentence. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic runner and Paralympic champion serving prison time for murdering his girlfriend, met with the victim's father last month as ...
The Steenkamp family's attorney, Tania Koen, said the dialogue occurred on 22 June 2022 between Reeva's father, Barry, and Oscar Pistorius.
"The relief that we would be seeking would be that a parole hearing be constituted to consider his [Pistorius'] placement on parole," his lawyer, Julian Knight, said at the time. The correctional services department said on Friday that, following the VOD, Pistorius was transferred back to the Atteridgeville correctional facility. Pistorius was transferred to a prison in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape for the dialogue.
Oscar Pistorius has been transferred back to the Atteridgeville Correctional facility in Tshwane after meeting with the family of the late Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius was convicted for murder in 2015. Pistorius was convicted for murder in 2015.
File: Oscar Pistorius looks on during the hearing in his murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria, on 6 July 2016. AFP/Marco Longari.
The former track star was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp at his home on Valentine's Day in 2013.
He claimed he mistook her for a dangerous intruder but was convicted of a charge comparable to second-degree murder because he acted so recklessly by firing through the toilet door with his 9mm pistol. In South Africa, those convicted of a serious crime must serve at least half their sentence before they are eligible for parole. It gives victims of crimes or their relatives a chance to meet with the offenders, if they choose to, before the offender can be eligible for parole.
The former track athlete, who is seeking parole, had a dialogue with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013.
Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on June 22 as part of what's known in South Africa as a ...
Pictured: June 15, 2016, Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, after his sentencing proceedings. South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, He was sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison.
In South Africa, those convicted of a serious crime must serve at least half their sentence before they are eligible for parole.
He claimed he mistook her for a dangerous intruder but was convicted of a charge comparable to second-degree murder because he acted so recklessly by firing through the toilet door with his 9mm pistol. In South Africa, those convicted of a serious crime must serve at least half their sentence before they are eligible for parole. It gives victims of crimes or their relatives a chance to meet with the offenders, if they choose to, before the offender can be eligible for parole.
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Former track sensation Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013.
He claimed he mistook her for a dangerous intruder but was convicted of a charge comparable to second-degree murder because he acted so recklessly by firing through the toilet door with his 9mm pistol. In South Africa, those convicted of a serious crime must serve at least half their sentence before they are eligible for parole. It gives victims of crimes or their relatives a chance to meet with the offenders, if they choose to, before the offender can be eligible for parole.
Pistorius was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in 2015, after he was found guilty of murdering his then-partner Reeva Steenkamp.
A spokesman for the prison services said that while Pistorius met with Ms Steenkamp's father, he will continue to serve his sentence as normal, and that participating in the victim-offender dialogue process does not equate to the end of a sentence or automatic parole. Now, a lawyer for the Steenkamp family has confirmed that Pistorius met with the model's father as part of a bid to get parole. Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of his ex-partner Reeva Steenkamp, who he murdered in 2013.
Inmates in South Africa are required to take part in 'victim-offender dialogue'
He has now been returned to the low-security prison in the capital, South Africa’s department of correctional services said. He insisted that he had believed her to be an intruder, and was initially found guilty of culpable homicide – a charge similar to manslaughter. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Convicted Paralympian Oscar Pistorius met the family of his late girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp for a victim-offender dialogue (VOD) last month.
Pistorius claimed to have acted in the mistaken belief that she was an intruder and he was protecting her. “It was in November 2021 when DCS issued a statement on the need for Pistorius to be at St Albans Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape, for the purposes of a victim-offender dialogue (VOD) as the victims were based in Gqeberha. DCS can now confirm that the VOD process has been fulfilled,” said department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo. The Steenkamps lost their only child, Reeva, on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius meets with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he killed in 2013. It's a meeting Pistorius needed to make before he ...
He has served most of his sentence at a prison in Pretoria but was moved to a facility in the southern city of Gqeberha, the Steenkamps' home town, ahead of the meeting with Barry Steenkamp. The Steenkamp family lawyer said Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on with Pistorius on June 22 as part of what's known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue. Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he killed in 2013.