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| Oscar Pistorius denied parole in South Africa | Oscar Pistorius denied parole in South Africa |
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| Oscar Pistorius is serving a 13-year sentence | Oscar Pistorius is serving a 13-year sentence |
| Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole in South Africa. | Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole in South Africa. |
| The 36-year-old had been seeking early release 10 years after the Valentine's Day shooting. | The 36-year-old had been seeking early release 10 years after the Valentine's Day shooting. |
| But the prison authorities said he had not served enough time and they would consider the matter again next year. | But the prison authorities said he had not served enough time and they would consider the matter again next year. |
| Ms Steenkamp's parents welcomed the decision, but said it was not a cause for celebration. | Ms Steenkamp's parents welcomed the decision, but said it was not a cause for celebration. |
| "We miss Reeva terribly and will do so for the rest of our lives. We believe in justice and hope that it continues to prevail," a family statement said. | "We miss Reeva terribly and will do so for the rest of our lives. We believe in justice and hope that it continues to prevail," a family statement said. |
| The six-time Paralympic gold medallist has expressed his deep remorse for killing his girlfriend in 2013, but continues to maintain he shot her by mistake, believing she was a robber. | The six-time Paralympic gold medallist has expressed his deep remorse for killing his girlfriend in 2013, but continues to maintain he shot her by mistake, believing she was a robber. |
| "I don't believe Oscar is remorseful… or rehabilitated," June Steenkamp, Reeva's mother, said before she appeared at the hearing at Atteridgeville prison, a low-security facility outside the city of Pretoria. | "I don't believe Oscar is remorseful… or rehabilitated," June Steenkamp, Reeva's mother, said before she appeared at the hearing at Atteridgeville prison, a low-security facility outside the city of Pretoria. |
| Prisoners become eligible for parole in South Africa after serving half of their sentence. | Prisoners become eligible for parole in South Africa after serving half of their sentence. |
| Pistorius' family have told the BBC they are "seeking clarity" on rules after parole was declined on an unexpected technicality. | |
| Correspondents say confusion over the timing of his sentence comes as he was sentenced twice and spent time under house arrest. | Correspondents say confusion over the timing of his sentence comes as he was sentenced twice and spent time under house arrest. |
| Pistorius was initially found guilty of culpable homicide and given a six-year term. But prosecutors launched an appeal, arguing this was too lenient. | |
| The sentence was increased to 13 years as he was then convicted of murder, on the grounds that he must have known his actions - shooting three times through a locked bathroom door in his Pretoria home - would lead to the death of whoever was on the other side. | |
| The televised trial of the man once dubbed "the Blade Runner", because of the ground-breaking prosthetic legs he wore in both Paralympic and Olympic track races, attracted huge global attention. | |
| South Africa's prosecution team sought to prove Pistorius was an angry, violent man, with an unhealthy obsession with guns, who killed his 30-year-old girlfriend in a late-night rage. | |
| Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at their home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day 10 years ago | Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at their home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day 10 years ago |
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| South Africa | South Africa |