Filed under appeals , oscar pistorius , reeva steenkamp , south africa , 4/11/18 Share this article: As an 11-month-old boy he had both his legs amputated; by 17 he had won gold at the Athens Paralympic games. He is serving a six-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013.The Correctional Services department told SAfm News that Pistorius was being treated for a possible heart condition.Pistorius was the first amputee to run track at the Olympics, competing in the 400 meters during the 2012 Summer Games in London. 'Murder is murder,' chief prosecutor Andrea Johnson told the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa today. His achievements at the 2012 Olympic Games have been eclipsed by Reeva Steenkamp 's death on 14 February 2013. His sporting career began in high school, where he competed in sports like rugby, water polo, and tennis. According to an interview granted by his father, the former athlete is … He grew up in a Christian home and has an elder brother, Carl, and a younger sister, Aimée. A hard drive was seized and is being analysed by police.EXCLUSIVE: The athlete has been recommended as an ‘ideal candidate’ for new scheme - but the decision has been met with anger by the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, shot in Pistorius' Pretoria flat.A video has emerged that claims to show Oscar Pistorius playing football in a prison yard with a notorious underworld criminal, who was last month charged with murder.Online joke store Jokers' Masquerade is selling the sickening Oscar Pistorius ‘fancy dress’ attire for £24.99 five years after he shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa.EXCLUSIVE: Gregg Peers, who is standing for the Tories in a Cumbria County Council by-election two weeks before the general election, posted the fancy dress picture on his Facebook page.He was jailed for six years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home on Valentine's Day in 2013.
The recommendation was based on South African law which allows him to be released after serving a sixth of his sentence. 1 comment 2 videos Pistorius must serve at least half of his 13-year sentence before he can be considered for parole. Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer, has been injured in a prison brawl over the use of a public phone, a … "Blade Runner" sentenced to 5 years in prison after being found guilty of culpable homicide.This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.This survey will take less than 5 minutes and your feedback will help us make ABCNews.com a better experience for you. According to his father, he has been providing his inmates with good Christian knowledge and has been a beacon of hope to his peers in prison.Oscar Pistorius remains in prison, and not much is known about his time in the big house.