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Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius moved to new prison for parole process
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.
According to the latest statistics, crimes against women and children increased in six provinces in the year ending March 2019.
Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013.
Oscar Pistorius has argued that the Supreme Court of Appeal has breached his right to not be arbitrarily deprived of his freedom.
The convicted murderer has approached the Constitutional Court to challenge the 13-year prison term.
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 SCA on Friday lengthened Oscar Pistorius's jail sentence from six years to 13 and a half years. Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp in his home on in 2013.
It today overturned a six-year sentence handed down by the High Court in Pretoria and replaced it with a sentence of thirteen years and five months.
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.
Made by an American crew, the film stars a South African actor, who lives in the US as the disgraced paralympian.
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.