Oscar Pistorius seeks parole decade after killing girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympic champion jailed in 2016 for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was on Friday seeking an early release from prison at a parole board hearing. Once the darling of the Paralympic movement for pushing for greater recognition and acceptance of disabled athletes, South African Pistorius shot dead Steenkamp, a model and law student, in his bathroom on Valentine's Day in 2013.
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Oscar Pistorius seeks parole decade after killing girlfriend
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