for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. pistorius was a paralympic champion sprinter, before he shot his girlfriend at their home, claiming later that he thought she was a burglar. he will be released, with conditions, injanuary. our correspondent daniel de simone reports from pretoria. oscar pistorius, once a superstar known as the blade runner. it s gold again for oscar pistorius. a paralympic and olympic athlete. since 2015, a convicted murderer. his victim was girlfriend reeva steenkamp, a law graduate and successful model. pistorius shot her multiple times on valentine s day 2013 through a toilet door at his home. the case dominated headlines around the world. he was eventuallyjailed for over 13 years. today, after a parole board hearing in this prison outside pretoria, oscar pistorius was told his conditional early release had been approved. he ll walk out of the prison gates in early january. i miss my partner. a family friend read a victim impact stateme
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