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| Oscar Pistorius case: Parole review board sets date | Oscar Pistorius case: Parole review board sets date |
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| The review board which will decide whether South African athlete Oscar Pistorius should be released from jail will meet on 18 September, reports say. | The review board which will decide whether South African athlete Oscar Pistorius should be released from jail will meet on 18 September, reports say. |
| The justice minister blocked his early release, which was due last Friday. | The justice minister blocked his early release, which was due last Friday. |
| He said the decision by the parole board to free the athlete after serving 10 months of his five-year sentence was premature and without legal basis. | He said the decision by the parole board to free the athlete after serving 10 months of his five-year sentence was premature and without legal basis. |
| A court convicted him of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, over the killing of his girlfriend in 2013. | A court convicted him of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, over the killing of his girlfriend in 2013. |
| The double-amputee shot Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door at his home in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, believing she was an intruder, he told his trial. | The double-amputee shot Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door at his home in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, believing she was an intruder, he told his trial. |
| The prosecution has appealed against the ruling, saying he should be convicted of murder. | The prosecution has appealed against the ruling, saying he should be convicted of murder. |
| Pistorius' defence lawyers are to file court papers to oppose the appeal on 17 September, a day before the parole review board meets, South Africa's privately owned eNCA news site reports. | |
| "We do understand that the parole [review] board will be sitting on the 18th of September. The date has been set," AFP news agency quotes a family spokesman as confirming. | "We do understand that the parole [review] board will be sitting on the 18th of September. The date has been set," AFP news agency quotes a family spokesman as confirming. |
| Pistorius wants to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest. | Pistorius wants to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest. |
| He was born without the fibulas in both of his legs, and had surgery to amputate both below the knee while still a baby. | He was born without the fibulas in both of his legs, and had surgery to amputate both below the knee while still a baby. |
| He went on to become one of South Africa's best-known sports stars, and was the first amputee sprinter to compete against able-bodied athletes, at the 2012 London Olympics. | He went on to become one of South Africa's best-known sports stars, and was the first amputee sprinter to compete against able-bodied athletes, at the 2012 London Olympics. |
| Oscar Pistorius: | Oscar Pistorius: |
| Has politics intruded in the Pistorius case? | Has politics intruded in the Pistorius case? |
| The making and unmaking of Oscar Pistorius | The making and unmaking of Oscar Pistorius |
| Oscar Pistorius - in 60 seconds | Oscar Pistorius - in 60 seconds |
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