Oscar Pistorius released from prison 11 years after murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Pistorius shot 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp dead through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013The South African Paralympian (37) has spent eight and a half years in jail
Oscar Pistorius released on parole after serving nine years of murder sentence
South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women.
Pistorius - dubbed "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs - shot 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp dead through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013.
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