Oscar Pistorius is seen with girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp one
week before fatally shooting her.
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will soon move to house
arrest, after serving just 10 months in prison for fatally shooting his girlfriend
two years ago. The sprint runner will move Friday from the Kgosi Mampuru II
prison in Pretoria, South Africa, to his uncle’s mansion in an affluent suburb
of the city.
After his release, he will not have to wear an electronic
monitoring device and will likely be allowed to leave the house for mandatory
work and important family events.
Under South African law, he was eligible for release 10
months into his five-year sentence if he behaved well behind bars. But he will
not be able to race again until the entirety of his sentence is up.
Pistorius , 28, was convicted last year of culpable homicide
for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. He was
acquitted of a murder charge after arguing he mistook his lover for an intruder
and shot her four times through a closed door.
Just 10months? No wonder a lot of killing happens in South Africa.
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