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Oscar Pistorius meets with father of murdered partner Reeva ... (Sky News)

Pistorius was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in 2015, after he was found guilty of murdering his then-partner Reeva Steenkamp.

A spokesman for the prison services said that while Pistorius met with Ms Steenkamp's father, he will continue to serve his sentence as normal, and that participating in the victim-offender dialogue process does not equate to the end of a sentence or automatic parole. Now, a lawyer for the Steenkamp family has confirmed that Pistorius met with the model's father as part of a bid to get parole. Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of his ex-partner Reeva Steenkamp, who he murdered in 2013.

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Oscar Pistorius meets father of murdered partner Reeva Steenkamp ... (The Independent)

Inmates in South Africa are required to take part in 'victim-offender dialogue'

He has now been returned to the low-security prison in the capital, South Africa’s department of correctional services said. He insisted that he had believed her to be an intruder, and was initially found guilty of culpable homicide – a charge similar to manslaughter. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.

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Oscar Pistorius meets with murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp's ... (NBC News)

Disgraced former track star Oscar Pistorius met last month with the father of his ex-girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, whom he murdered in 2013. Barry Steenkamp.

“(I can) confirm Barry Steenkamp and Oscar Pistorius participated in a victim-offender dialogue on 22 June 2022,” Koen said in a statement. NBC News has appraoched Pistorius' lawyer Julian Knight for comment. She added that to protect her clients' privacy, she would make no further comment.

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Oscar Pistorius meets with Reeva Steencamp's father in bid for parole (Evening Standard)

Olympian Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steencamp after shooting her through a door.

Pistorius must attend a hearing assessing any parole bid. A lawyer for the Steenkamp family has confirmed that Pistorius met with the model’s father Barry as part of a bid to get parole. scar Pistorius met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp whom he murdered in 2013 as he prepares for a parole bid.

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Oscar Pistorius meets face-to-face with Reeva Steenkamp's dad 9 ... (Mirror.co.uk)

A lawyer for the Steenkamp family confirmed that the former South Africa paralympic superstar has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp.

Singabakho Nxumalo, a spokesman for the department of correctional services, said in a statement Pistorius will continue serving his sentence as participating in the victim-offender dialogue does not equate to an end of sentence nor parole. Pistorius said he had believed she was an intruder but was jailed in 2016, initially for a six-year term. The lawyer, Tania Koen, said Pistorius took part in a process known as victim-offender dialogue.

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Oscar Pistorius meets face-to-face with Reeva Steenkamp's father ... (ABC News)

Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius meets with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he killed in 2013. It's a meeting Pistorius needed to make before he ...

He has served most of his sentence at a prison in Pretoria but was moved to a facility in the southern city of Gqeberha, the Steenkamps' home town, ahead of the meeting with Barry Steenkamp. The Steenkamp family lawyer said Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on with Pistorius on June 22 as part of what's known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue. Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he killed in 2013.

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Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp - the woman he killed in 2013 - as part of his parole process.

“I'd like to talk to him, June and myself we feel there are still a lot of things to come out of this story and we're hoping that Oscar will tell us the truth,” he continued. We might let people know at a later stage but not now, what was written by Oscar.” He has served most of his sentence at a prison in Pretoria but was moved to a facility in Gqeberha, where the Steenkamps live, ahead of the meeting with Barry Steenkamp.

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Oscar Pistorius set for parole after meeting Reeva Steenkamp's ... (Euro Weekly News)

Could the disgraced former Paralympian sportsman Oscar Pistorius be released by the parole board soon, that is the question on everyone's lips after he.

He is understood to have been a model prisoner who has now met all the conditions for parole including meeting Reeva Steenkamp’s parents. Pistorius was convicted of killing Reeva Steenkamp in a case that attracted worldwide attention. Pistorius who was convicted of Steenkamp’s murder and sentenced to jail in 2015 had been unable to apply for parole although he had served sufficient time to be eligible. Steenkamp was shot through the bathroom door of their shared home. In South Africa, offenders are required to serve at least half their sentence, which Pistorius has. The Department of Correctional Services confirmed that he had met the final condition for parole in a statement on Friday that said: “It was in November 2021 when we issued a statement on the need for Pistorius to be at St Albans Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape, as the victims were based in Gqeberha.

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