Oscar Pistorius Eligible For Parole, Could Be Free This Week

[SoCalDavidS]

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Source: Associated Press

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has applied for parole and is expected to attend a hearing on Friday that will decide if he can be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her multiple times through a toilet door in his home.

Pistorius, who was convicted of murder in Steenkamp’s Valentine’s Day 2013 killing, could leave the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Friday if his parole is granted, although the Department of Corrections said the process may take days to finalize if his application is successful.

Barry and June Steenkamp, the parents of Reeva, have said they oppose Pistorius’ release and are allowed to address the parole board at his hearing. A submission by a victim’s relatives is one of numerous factors taken into account.

“He is a murderer. He should remain in jail,” Barry Steenkamp said in an interview with Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper published last month on the 10th anniversary of his daughter’s killing.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/oscar-pistorius-parole-steenkamp-a03e51c88fc0007bd1eb629478218f7esource

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Scumbag might get out after only 9 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend. Pathetic.

[montanacowboy]

1. He Does NOT Deserve

parole - this creep brutally murdered that poor girl and fuck him. I hope her parents present a case to the parole board to stop his release.

[iluvtennis]

2. Parole should be denied - he murdered Reeva Steenkamp in cold blood - I watched the trial. n/t

[JudyM]

3. Locking

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