Oscar Pistorius via Associated PressDouble-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. Pistorius will not wear a monitoring bracelet as that is not part of South African parole procedure, Nxumalo said. Pistorius was at the height of his fame and one of the world’s most admired athletes when he killed Steenkamp. Pistorius’ parole hearing was his second in the space of eight months. AdvertisementPistorius killed Steenkamp just months after he had become the first double-amputee to compete at the Olympics.

Source: Huffington Post November 24, 2023 13:43 UTC