Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison After Serving 9 Years For Killing Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius, the “blade runner” paralympian, has been released on parole from a South African prison, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend, lawyer and supermodel Reeva Steenkamp, for which he served nearly nine years behind bars. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. The BBC reports Reeva’s mother said she accepted the decision to release the former athlete – but added her family was the one “serving a life sentence”. Pistorius, now 37, shot Reeva multiple times in 2013 through…

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