Follow usOscar has been in jail since 2016 and was able to try to get parole as he served ½ of his prison time.
BREAKING: Oscar Pistorius will not be released early from his jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. pic.twitter.com/SZavrlcQ5v
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Pistorius shot and murdered Steenkamp in his bedroom on February 14, 2013. He told the court that he thought it was an intruder, so he shot several times.
After a few years of legal battles and appeals, the South African was sentenced to spend 13 years and a half in prison in 2017.
The family of the murdered Reeva was against his bid for parole, as their lawyer said:
“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],” Koen said. “I’ve just received a call from the parole board. … It is a huge sense of relief for June [Steenkamp, Reeva’s mother].”
