The Paralympic dash champion, jailed for homicide after capturing his girlfriend Reeva, is on parole and understood to be staying at his uncle’s residence in Pretoria, South Africa.
Pistorius – dubbed the Blade Runner on account of his prosthetic limbs – left Atteridgeville Correctional Centre having served over half of his 13 years and five-month sentence.
Reeva’s mom June Steenkamp stated: “Has there been justice for Reeva? Has Oscar served sufficient time? There can by no means be justice if the one you love is rarely coming again, and no period of time served will carry Reeva again.
“We, who stay behind, are those serving a life sentence.”
Pistorius, 37, shot mannequin and paralegal Reeva, by his lavatory door on Valentine’s Day in 2013. He claimed he thought Reeva, 29, was an intruder. Pistorius was jailed in October 2014 for 5 years for manslaughter.
Nonetheless, this was modified to homicide and 6 years in jail after an enchantment in 2015. A second enchantment in 2017 noticed his sentence elevated to greater than 13 years.
In jail, he’s understood to have pushed a tractor, cleaned cells and labored within the library. He met Reeva’s father Barry Steenkamp in 2022 as a part of a victim-offender dialogue he needed to carry out to be thought-about for parole.
Mr Steenkamp, who died final 12 months, lower the assembly brief, saying he believed Pistorius was mendacity concerning the killing and that he ought to keep in jail for the remainder of his life.
Mrs Steenkamp stated: “Nearly 11 years later, the ache remains to be uncooked and actual. My expensive late husband Barry and I’ve by no means been in a position to come ¬¬to phrases with Reeva’s loss of life or the best way she died.
“With the discharge of Oscar Pistorius on parole, my solely need is I will likely be allowed to stay my final years in peace with my focus remaining on the Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Basis.”
As a part of his parole phrases, Pistorius should keep at residence throughout sure hours and is banned from consuming alcohol and ¬chatting with the media.
Mrs Steenkamp stated she believed within the South African authorized system and was comforted by the parole situation that Pistorius will need to have remedy for gender-based violence and anger.
Pistorius was one of many greatest stars in athletics, changing into the primary double amputee to race within the Olympics. He received six Paralympic gold medals.
Marketing campaign group Ladies for Change stated: “We imagine parole for somebody convicted of killing one other particular person sends a regarding message about accountability and justice.”
