K

kfm.co.ug

@kfm Fri, 05 Jan 2024 09:21:42

S.Africa’s Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend

By AFP South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from jail on parole Friday and “is now at home”, authorities said, almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that gripped the world. Having served more than half his sentence, the 37-year-old double-amputee was quietly whisked away from the Atteridgeville prison on the outskirts of the capital Pretoria, avoiding the hordes of media gathered outside. “He was admitted into the system of Community Corrections and is now at home,” the department of correctional services said in a statement. Pistorius has been restricted to staying within the Pretoria district of Waterkloof, where his uncle lives, although precise information on his whereabouts has not been […]

read more

Other Headlines