Oscar Pistorius released on parole after serving nine years for murder of Reeva Steenkamp

Former Paralympic and Olympic athlete shot the 29-year-old model dead through a locked bathroom door on Valentine’s Day in 2013

Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, after serving nine years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa’s correctional services department has said.

Pistorius – a former Paralympic and Olympic athlete - shot the 29-year-old model dead through a locked bathroom door on Valentine’s Day in 2013.