LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Oscar Pistorius of South Africa celebrates as he wins gold in the Men's 400m T44 Final on day 10 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 8, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
In 2013, Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, 36, killed his girlfriend of four months, Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine’s Day in their South African home. In 2016, he was jailed for 13 years and five months.
As per South African laws, prisoners are eligible for parole after serving a majority of their sentence, and after ten years behind bars, Pistorius began the process to apply for parole.
According to Steenkamp’s family lawyer, Tania Koen, “I can confirm that parole has been denied, they will reconvene in a year to reconsider him again and we don’t know the reasons yet [for the denial]. I’ve just received a call from the parole board… It is a huge sense of relief for June [Steenkamp].”
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However, according to the Department of Correctional Services, the “reason provided is that the inmate did not complete the minimum Detention Period.”
Before her death, Reeva Steenkamp was a South African model and paralegal. She applied to the bar in 2011 and hoped to be qualified by the age of 30. She is survived by her parents, June and Barry Steenkamp.
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