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Lawyer for Pistorius, Knight is hopeful that the meeting between Pistorius and the Steenkamps, could take place by the end of the year. Welcome to Africanews Please select your experience. Watch Live. Breaking News Close. News Oscar Pistorius being considered for parole. South Africa Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is being considered for parole, after serving half of his prison sentence for killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Related articles. From the same country. Julian Knight, a lawyer for Pistorius, said another hearing was scheduled for October but was called off because a full report on Pistorius's time in prison was not available. The Steenkamps want a face-to-face meeting with Pistorius before he is considered for early release from prison, as is their right under South Africa's victim-offender dialogue policy.

The pair have previously said they want to challenge Pistorius on why he shot their daughter. The Steenkamps will also be allowed to make recommendations to the parole board, although Ms Koen would not say if they would oppose Pistorius's release.

Parole boards do consider the opinion of victims' families when deciding whether to release an offender. Mr Knight said he was hopeful the meeting between Pistorius and the Steenkamps, which must happen before a parole hearing, could take place by the end of the year.

Ms Koen said it was a "huge surprise" for the Steenkamps when corrections officials contacted them last month to say Pistorius was eligible for parole. The confusion over when he would be eligible emanated from Pistorius's long and protracted murder trial and two subsequent appeals by prosecutors.

He was initially found guilty of culpable homicide — an offence comparable to manslaughter — for shooting Reeva Steenkamp with his licensed 9mm pistol. He argued at his trial it was a tragic accident and he mistook his girlfriend for a dangerous intruder. Prosecutors appealed against the manslaughter finding and secured a murder conviction. Pistorius was sentenced to six years in jail for murder, but prosecutors again appealed against what they called a shockingly light punishment for murder.

The time Pistorius had served since he was convicted for culpable homicide counted towards his parole eligibility. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Pistorius is serving his sentence for the killing of Reeva at Atteridgeville Correctional Facility, which is better adapted to deal with disabled inmates. Jump directly to the content. Sign in.

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