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News Articles: Oscar Pistorius

South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius leaves the Pretoria High Court on June 15, 2016, after the third day of his resentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was released from Pretoria prison on Friday after serving nearly 11 years.

Oscar Pistorius is released from prison on parole in South Africa

The Paralympic champion convicted of murdering his girlfriend has left prison on parole.

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  • Kate Bartlett
Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, arriving at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, for a hearing in July 2016. The athlete will be released for parole in January.

Oscar Pistorius, Paralympian convicted of murder, to be released on parole

A South African corrections board found the athlete had met the minimum parole requirements after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murder.

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  • Emily Olson
June Steenkamp, the mother of Reeva Steenkamp sits inside the correctional service car Thursday at the Atteridgeville Prison for the parole hearing of Oscar Pistorius in Pretoria, South Africa.

Oscar Pistorius, South African Olympian, is denied parole in his girlfriend's murder

Pistorius was sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for in 2017, four years after he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp in their home, claiming he mistook her for an intruder.

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  • The Associated Press