Pistorius is about to be released from prison 10 months into his five-year sentence

August 15, 2015 16:40

Oscar Pistorius will be released from jail next week after serving 10 months of his five year sentence for killing his girlfriend, the model Reeva Steenkamp.

While the former athlete did not apply for early release himself, the parole board at Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria where he is being held has recommended he be released into the community at the first opportunity.

Pistorius will leave prison on Friday 21 August, exactly 10 months on from his sentence hearing.Whether he will remain free, however, is another matter. His case remains subject to a Supreme Court appeal hearing in November, when prosecutors will argue that his conviction should be scaled up to murder -- and a minimum 15-year jail term.

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