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Oscar Pistorius is set to freed from jail in Pretoria on Friday

Pistorius to be banned from interviews after release

South Africa's ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will face a ban on talking to the media when he is released on parole later this week.

World • 03 Jan 24

Oscar Pistorius will appear before a parole board at a correctional centre outside Pretoria where he is currently detained on Friday

Pistorius lawyer eyes 'immediate release' if paroled

Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius said they hope the former South African Paralympic champion who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend a decade ago will be released immediately if granted parole later this week.

World • 22 Nov 23

Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of the murder of Reeva Steenkamp in 2015

Oscar Pistorius could be considered for parole

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius could be considered for parole, after serving half his sentence for murdering his girlfriend, an official and a lawyer said Monday.

World • 08 Nov 21

Oscar Pistorius arrives for his hearing at the South African Gauteng Division High Court in Pretoria

Pistorius bailed, will appeal murder conviction

Former Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail and will remain under house arrest until he is sentenced for his girlfriend's murder, a conviction he intends to appeal.

World • 08 Dec 15

Oscar Pistorius was given a five-year sentence for manslaughter last year

Pistorius convicted of Steenkamp murder on appeal

Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius' conviction for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has been scaled up to murder from culpable homicide by South Africa's top appeals court.

News • 03 Dec 15

June Steenkamp said she does not want Oscar Pistorius to suffer

Steenkamp's mother not seeking Pistorius revenge

June Steenkamp has said she has no "feelings of revenge" towards South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who was released into house arrest this week just under a year into his five-year jail term for killing her daughter, model and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp.

News • 21 Oct 15

Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend

Prosecutors appeal Oscar Pistorius verdict

South African prosecutors have filed an appeal against the sentence and conviction of Oscar Pistorius, who last month was sentenced to five years for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend.

News • 04 Nov 14

Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide in the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Pistorius sentence set for Tuesday

Judge Thokozile Masipa has adjourned Oscar Pistorius's sentencing hearing and scheduled the handing down of his sentence for next Tuesday.

News • 17 Oct 14

Oscar Pistorius arrives at court in Pretoria today

Pistorius pushed payment as form of retribution

Pretoria's High Court heard that Oscar Pistorius was willing to make monthly payments to Reeva Steenkamp's family as a form of retribution for killing the young woman.

News • 14 Oct 14

Oscar Pistorius competed in the Olympics and Paralympics in London

Pistorius: From Olympic fame to convicted killer

South African amputee sprinting star Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of the culpable homicide of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

Special Reports • 12 Sep 14

Reeva Steenkamp