Family anger as Oscar Pistorius to be released in August
Oscar Pistorius, the South African amputee sprinter who shot dead his girlfriend, is set to be freed on parole in August after serving just 10 months in jail, officials said on Monday, sparking anger from her family. Pistorius, who became a global hero after competing in both the Paralympics and Olympics, claimed he mistook Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder when he fired four shots through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013. The 28-year-old athlete was found guilty last year of culpable homicide — a charge equivalent to manslaughter — and sentenced to five years in prison. "The Correctional Supervision and Parole Board... approved the placement of Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision with effect from 21 August," a government statement said. But Steenkamp's family voiced dismay at the announcement. "Incarceration of 10 months for taking a life is simply not enough," Reeva's parents June and Barry Steenkamp said in a statement re...