Oscar Pistorius out on parole after serving sentence for the 2013  killing of Reeva Steenkamp 

Lerato Mbhiza

Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole and is back at his home, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirmed on Friday morning.

“He (Pistorius) was admitted into the system of Community Corrections and is now at home,” said DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo. 

The Paralympian shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a bathroom door on Valentine’s Day in 2013. He was sentenced the following year to 13 years behind bars.

Pistorius has maintained his innocence saying he shot Steenkamp accidentally after he allegedly heard a noise in the middle of the night in the toilet and fired behind the locked door.

After numerous failed attempts to get parole, the DCS confirmed on 24 November last year that Pistorius would be released on parole. 

Nxumalo said Pistorius would be admitted into the system of community corrections and will be monitored until the expiry date of