Oscar Pistorius expected to be released on parole in August
South African Oscar Pistorius is expected to be released on parole in August, the Reuters news agency has reported.
Prison officials recommend date for Pistorius parole
South African prison officials have recommended that Oscar Pistorius be released from jail on 21st August and be placed under house arrest.
A prison committee recommended that Pistorius be released from the prison in Pretoria after serving one sixth of his five-year sentence for the unlawful killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
The Associated Press report that a full parole board decision is pending and that the full conditions of Pistorius' house arrest won't be made public by the authorities.
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