PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – Disgraced Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole after serving nearly nine years for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The 37-year-old double-amputee sprinter is now at home, as confirmed by South Africa’s Department of Corrections on Friday morning. Pistorius gained international stardom as a Paralympic champion … Read more
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole after nearly nine years in prison for the killing of his girlfriend, South Africa’s Department of Corrections announced Friday. Pistorius was serving a 13-year and five-month sentence for the 2013 murder of Reeva Steenkamp, and was approved for parole in November. Pistorius, … Read more
PRETORIA, South Africa – After nearly nine years behind bars, South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole. Pistorius served time for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Once celebrated as an inspiration for competing as a double-amputee Olympic runner, Pistorius was sentenced to … Read more
WORKSOP, UNITED KINGDOM – A convicted murderer who was released on parole, after serving a 21-year sentence, has been arrested and charged again for another crime. David Bierton, 48, was granted release on parole in May 2020 and was permitted to move into a bungalow half a mile away from where he had committed the … Read more