Oscar Pistorius to be freed on parole - BBC News

Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail on parole, 10 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

He shot Steenkamp multiple times through a bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013, later claiming he mistook her for a burglar.

Pistorius, now 37, was sentenced in 2016 to serve 13 years in prison.

The parole board has set his release for 5 January 2024.