Former Olympian Oscar Pistorius granted parole on murder conviction
Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a bathroom door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the country and the athletics world. He is set to be released from prison in early January.
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![FILE - South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, right, and his girlfriend, the late Reeva Steenkamp, left, arrive at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nov. 4, 2012. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Lucky Nxumalo/Citypress via AP, File) A man in a dark suit and tie and a woman in a sleeveless dress and necklace are shown together at a public event.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7038665.1700826263!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/south-africa-pistorius-parole.jpg)
Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a bathroom door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the country and the athletics world. He is set to be released from prison in early January.