Oscar Pistorius

The famous athlete was found guilty of murder of his girlfriend and started serving his 13-year sentence in 2014.

He said he thought a burglar was hiding in his en-suite bathroom when he fired four times through the door. He had been sentenced to [rejected his attempt](/sports/2016/3/3/south-african-athlete-pistorius-denied-bid-to-appeal) to appeal the sentence.

Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius dey go court to try to force South African authorities to hold parole hearing for am. Di former Paralympic gold medallist ...

If dem grant dat request, im go want make di hearing dey within 30 days of di order wey say so. Pistorius dey argue say backdating am mean say im for dey eligible for parole for February last year. Im dey ask for im early release based on wen im sentence start.

Pistorius, 35, shot dead Steenkamp, a model, while she was in the bathroom on Valentine's Day in 2013. He was found guilty of murder and started serving his ...

He said he thought a burglar was hiding in his en-suite bathroom when he fired four times through the door. Pictured: June 15, 2016, Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, after his sentencing proceedings. If Barry is satisfied with the outcome of the talks and believes his daughter's killer has truly repented. - This was later increased to 13 years, but there is confusion over when he began serving his sentence. Oscar Pistorius met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, in June as part of his parole process South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius (pictured in court during a hearing in 2016) has asked the courts to force prison authorities to consider him for parole after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.