Oscar Pistorius WINS his bid for freedom: Shamed Paralympian is set to be released from jail after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 10 years ago – as her grieving mother brands him ‘a liar’
- Paralympian repeatedly refused to admit he callously killed Reeva Steenkamp
- The Blade Runner, 37, killed Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013
- Her mother, June, called Pistorius ‘a liar who I hate so much’
SHEKHAR BHATIA FROM DAILYMAIL
Murderer Oscar Pistorius was granted his freedom today after winning his bid for parole.
The Paralympian, who turned 37 this week, has repeatedly refused to admit he callously killed Reeva Steenkamp during an angry and violent outburst and has stuck to his claim that it was an accident.
His failure to come clean despite his murder conviction led Reeva’s grief-stricken mother to brand him ‘a liar who I hate so much.’
But whether Pistorius is a ruthless killer or made a terrible mistake on Valentine’s Day 2013 was not a consideration for parole officers, who allowed him back into public life after hearing he had served more than six-and-a-half years in custody of his 13-year sentence.
But the Blade Runner will still have to spend Christmas behind bars as psychologists and welfare officers assess him before his release on January 5 2024.
Pistorius was brought from his cell at 8am at the 84-year-old Atteridgevale prison in Pretoria to hear his fate and was said to be ‘confident’ as he entered the room, after his previous appearance before them in March had been rejected.
Today his legal team, led by Conrad Dormehl, argued that he had served sufficient time and that there had been official blunders on time served on his tariff.
