Disgraced Olympian Oscar Pistorius was released from a South African prison on Friday after serving nearly nine years for the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole on Friday after serving nearly nine years for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
Pistorius, once hailed an inspiration as a double-amputee Olympic runner competing against able-bodied athletes, was serving a 13-year sentence at Atteridgeville Correctional Center in the South African capital of Pretoria.
Little details surrounding his release were available, but the announcement from the country’s Department of Corrections came at around 8:30 a.
