Overview
- Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympic runner, has been granted parole and will be released from prison on January 5, 2024.
- Pistorius has served just under nine years of his 13-year, five-month sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013.
- Upon release, Pistorius will be constantly monitored by officials until his sentence ends in December 2029.
- Pistorius will live at his uncle's mansion in Pretoria and must continue anger management therapy as a condition of his parole.
- Steenkamp's mother, June, has stated that she does not believe Pistorius has been fully rehabilitated and continues to dispute his version of events.