Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period” required to be released from prison following his murder conviction for the 2013 killing of Reeva Steenkamp.
The result was a surprise but there has been legal wrangling over when Pistorius should be eligible for parole because of the series of appeals in his case. He was initially convicted of culpable homicide, a charge comparable to manslaughter, in 2014 but the case went through a number of appeals before Pistorius was finally sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for murder in 2017.
Steenkamp's mother, June Steenkamp, submitted written and oral statements at Friday's hearing opposing Pistorius' application to be released from prison, the parents' lawyer said. Koen said June Steenkamp addressed the parole board in a separate room to Pistorius. Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face with Pistorius last year in what’s known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue and which is part of the pre-parole process. That meeting was “traumatic," Koen said.Pistorius’ parole lawyer, Julian Knight, has previously said Pistorius has been a “model prisoner.” He didn't respond to messages seeking comment ahead of the parole hearing.
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