Oscar Pistorius to leave jail, but details of release kept secret due to security worries

Oscar Pistorius and his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, for whose murder he received a 13-year jail sentence. Photo: Getty

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
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Details of Oscar Pistorius’s release from prison today are being kept under wraps over fears for his safety.

The South African Paralympic gold medallist will be released, having been granted parole, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.