Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic double-amputee star known worldwide as "Blade Runner," was sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for the 2013 killing ...

He was ultimately sentenced in 2017 to a total of 13 years and five months behind bars after prosecutors asked for a stiffer sentence. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/sport/reeva-steenkamp-parents-still-grieving-spt-intl). [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2023/03/03/oscar-pistorius-could-be-released-from-jail-within-weeks/) reports. [PEOPLE reported.](https://people.com/crime/oscar-pistorius-murder-sentence-doubled-15-years/) [of culpable homicide](https://people.com/crime/oscar-pistorius-guilty-of-culpable-homicide-in-reeva-steenkamp-killing/) in 2014 and [served one year in prison](https://people.com/crime/oscar-pistorius-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison/), prosecutors in a higher court appealed and [he was found guilty of murder](https://people.com/crime/oscar-pistorius-convicted-girlfriend-reeva-steenkamps-murder/) in 2015, raising his sentence to six years. [AFP.](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230302-s-africa-s-pistorius-up-for-parole-in-girlfriend-s-murder) "It's an internal process."

The disgraced Paralympian was sentenced to 13 years and five months in jail for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his South Africa home in 2013.

Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide in 2014 and was sentenced to five years in jail but was cleared of the murder charge. “It’s an internal process.” [was sentenced to 13 years and five months](https://nypost.com/2017/11/24/appeals-court-more-than-doubles-pistorius-sentence/) in jail for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his South Africa home in 2013.

"We were notified by the department of correctional services about the parole hearing," Tania Koen, an attorney representing Reeva Steenkamp's parents, told ...

A prosecutor in 2014 also said that Pistorius offered the family $34,000, which they turned down because they did not want to accept "blood money." [BRYAN KOHBERGER'S PENNSYLVANIA WARRANTS: EXPERTS BREAK DOWN KEY EVIDENCE](https://www.foxnews.com/us/bryan-kohberger-pennsylvania-warrants-experts-break-down-key-evidence) A South Africa court in Pretoria initially convicted him of culpable homicide, but overturned that for a murder conviction a year later. All prisoners in South Africa have a chance at parole after serving half their sentence, meaning that Steenkamp’s parents have no ability to appeal the decision. [LISTEN: THE FOX TRUE CRIME PODCAST WITH EMILY COMPAGNO](https://news.foxaud.io/tcp?sid=fnc.article) "We also note Pistorius, like any offender, is entitled to parole after serving a certain portion of his sentence."

Oscar Pistorius, who shot dead model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, could be released from jail soon, despite Reeva's mother urging lawmakers to keep ...

He must serve whatever his full time, in my eyes, he still must pay for what he’s done. One jail source said: "He has been seen driving a red tractor in fields around the prison, being trained to plough a straight furrow A prison board will consider Pistorius for parole on March 31, a decade after the Paralympian runner fired four bullets through a locked bathroom door at his home, killing Reeva Steenkamp.

A parole hearing is due to take place at the end of this month which will rule whether or not disgraced Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius can be released ...

Asked to comment on the looming hearing, lawyer Tania Koen, who represents the Steenkamp family, said "every offender once they have served a certain portion of their sentence is entitled to be eligible to be considered for placement on parole and Oscar Pistorius is no different." Last month, on the 10th anniversary of their daughter’s death, Reeva’s parents announced that they believed Pistorius should remain in jail for life, and that they had not forgiven him for the murder. A decision is usually known the same day of the parole hearing or a day later, and "if the decision is negative, the offender has the right to approach the courts for review," Knight told AFP.

The former Paralympian was sentenced to 13 years and five months in jail for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp but at the end of this month, ...

He is a murderer. He is spoilt and he was adored by young women and men the world over." He should remain in jail." He stuck to his story that he thought it was an intruder. I am angry with him. "If he told me the truth, he would have been a free man by now and I would have let the law take its course over his parole.