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'My Name is Reeva' docuseries to bring Reeva Steenkamp to life
Through intimate interviews with her parents, close friends, and family, the three-part docuseries brings Reeva Steenkamp to life.
The athlete has served more than half of a 13-year jail term, the minimum required to qualify for parole, for murdering model Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
The Steenkamps’ lawyer, Tanya Koen, told 702's John Perlman that the parole board had decided to convene late last month, but Reeva’s parents had not been consulted.
Oscar Pistorius has served half of his sentence in the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, west of Pretoria for the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day in 2013.
The four-part documentary series will chronicle the rise and fall of former sprinter and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius.
Hundreds of Eldorado Park community members gathered in the area on Thursday night to remember 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies who was shot and killed last week, allegedly by police. They called for the trial of those accused of murdering Julies to be broadcast live and that the main road be named in his memory.
Oscar Pistorius has argued that the Supreme Court of Appeal has breached his right to not be arbitrarily deprived of his freedom.
Officials say the fight between Pistorius and a fellow inmate occurred over the use of a public phone in the special care unit.
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Friday extended the blade runner's jail term.
The court on Friday morning overturned a six-year sentence handed down by the High Court in Pretoria and replaced it with a sentence of 13 years and five months.
The NPA went to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to appeal the sentence handed down by the High Court in Pretoria.
Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013.
The NPA argued that the sentence was shockingly lenient for the crime of murder and asked that the prescribed minimum term of 15 years be imposed.
The State approached the court on Friday saying the six-year term imposed on the former athlete was too lenient.
The State has argued that to demonstrate remorse, Oscar Pistorius should have provided an explanation for his actions.
The National Prosecuting Authority has asked the Supreme Court of Appeal to set aside his six-year jail term.
It is the second time the State is asking the Supreme Court to set aside a High Court decision in the trial of Pistorius.
An image of the so-called blade gunner costume shows a man wearing socks meant to look like prosthetic legs and a green athlete's kit.
Lifetime Films has released the trailer of Oscar Pistorius Blade Runner Killer which is set to air in the United States in November.