Oscar Pistorius is now a grey-haired, obese chain-smoker after being launched from jail.
That’s what a journalist buddy of the disgraced Olympian has reported after he was launched from jail on Friday (January 5), having spent 9 years behind bars. Pistorius was discovered responsible of killing his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013, taking pictures her by way of the toilet door of their mansion in Pretoria, South Africa.
His uncle Arnold, brother Carl, aunt Lois and sister Aimee all bought collectively on Friday in anticipation of his arrival at Arnold’s luxurious property in Pretoria. And they may maintain a summit with Pistorius – aka Blade Runner – to attract up a plan on what comes subsequent for the assassin.
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According to The Mail, that includes a method on the way to hold him secure and consistent with the calls for of parole officers as he spends the subsequent 5 years seeing out his sentence on the property. It may even contain a dialog about what work Pistorius will flip to.
The 37-year-old double amputee is much from the athletic powerhouse who gained six gold medals on the Paralympic Games, based on the outlet. He is known to now be greying, having packed on the kilos and grow to be a chain-smoker.
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Pistorius, who has at all times insisted he mistook Reeva for an intruder as he fired 5 pictures, has been supported by his deeply non secular household because the killing. His uncle Arnold is his nominated custodian and has promised to “assist him to comply with his parole or correctional supervision conditions”.
Arnold’s huge wealth will be capable to help his nephew with the most effective safety for the subsequent 5 years. It has been reported that Arnold and the remainder of the household would assist Pistorius ought to he resolve to grow to be a Christian preacher, having led a Bible research group whereas locked up.
His father Henke Pistorius claimed in 2018 that his son was “making a difference to others” contained in the jail by serving to to mediate between folks and “giving meaning” to others’ lives. He additionally labored as a cleaner, drove a tractor and helped the jail library throughout his jail time period.
Pistorius was initially cleared of homicide and convicted of the lesser cost of culpable murder, just for that to be overturned on attraction. He was then convicted of homicide.