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The parole board, which met at Pistorius’ prison in a suburb of Pretoria on Friday, rejected the request of the former disabled athlete, said the lawyer for Steenkamp’s parents, Tania Koen.
However, his application will be re-examined in a year. Media from all over the world had gathered in front of the prison. Pistorius shot his then-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp four times through the bathroom door of his villa on Valentine’s Day 2013. The 36-year-old has served about half of his 13-year, five-month sentence. Under South African law, this automatically entitles him to a parole hearing.
The Steenkamps have always questioned Oscar’s version of what happened that night, Koe said. The family has said repeatedly over the years that they do not support parole.
Source: Nachrichten
