Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer. Both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old owing to a congenital defect; he was born missing the outside of both feet and both fibulae. Pistorius ran in both non-disabled sprint events and sprint events for below-knee amputees. He was the 10th athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games.
How long is Oscar Pistorius sentenced?
Oscar Pistorius, South African Olympian, denied parole in the Reeva Steenkamp murder Pistorius was sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison in 2017, four years after he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp in their home, claiming he mistook her for an intruder.
Will Oscar Pistorius get parole?
The ‘Blade Runner’ athlete, who won gold at the London 2012 Paralympics, will be allowed to reapply for parole in August 2024, officials said. Oscar Pistorius’s bid for parole has failed because he applied for it too early in his 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Is Oscar Pistorius released?
No! Oscar Pistorius will not be released early from his 13-year-five-month jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a parole board has decided. The former Olympic and Paralympic athlete, known as the Blade Runner, had applied for parole after serving half of his jail term.
