Oscar Pistorius was hoping to get out of prison early, but his request was denied. The 36-year-old disgraced Paralympic gold medalist was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day back in 2013 and he has been behind bars in South Africa ever since.
Her mother opposes the early release and will only support it under one condition. Pistorius, who claimed that he mistook Reeva for an intruder, was originally sentence to six years in prison, but an appellate court changed the sentence to over 13 years in prison back in 2017.
When Pistorius was up for parole in 2021, his request was denied because he had not yet met with Steenkamp‘s family.
This is a requirement under South Africa’s parole rules and he has since fulfilled it. While arriving at the new parole hearing on Friday (March 31), Reeva‘s mom June was asked if she believes Oscar is remorseful. Keep reading to find out more… “No.
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