Oscar Pistorius’ well-known “blade runner” prosthetic legs now not match him after his physique transformation in jail, in response to experiences.
The six-time Paralympic gold medallist gained worldwide fame as he turned often known as “the fastest man on no legs”, earlier than capturing his mannequin girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp useless on Valentine’s Day 2013.
After serving half of his 13 years and 5 months sentence for homicide, Pistorius – now stated to be a grey-haired, chubby, chain-smoking 37-year-old – was launched on parole earlier this month.
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During his time behind bars, the double amputee’s remaining legs shrunk with the muscle he constructed from coaching as an athlete lengthy gone, and an orthopaedic surgeon visited him in jail to suit new prostheses for on a regular basis use.
“They had simply shrunk or wasted away due to him not being able to run anything like as much or as far as he did when he was competing or when he was a free man,” a supply advised the Daily Mail.
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“His muscles are much weaker now. He has been given new prosthetics to replace his old ones which did not fit any more. He’s trying to adapt but is concerned he will never be able to run in anything like the way he did before.”
Pistorius, who has all the time claimed he believed Steenkamp was an intruder when he opened hearth by means of their bathroom door, is now residing in his uncle Arnold’s mansion in Waterkloof, a rich suburb of South Africa’s capital metropolis Pretoria.
Details of his launch weren’t disclosed by the authorities, who cited “security concerns”. But the situations of his parole, which ends on December 5, 2029, had been made public – together with bans on ingesting alcohol and conducting interviews.
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He’s additionally set to attend applications on gender-based violence and proceed remedy periods on anger administration, however for now he hasn’t been seen since being let free. The report provides he is holed up in his bed room, the place he reads his bible, performs video video games and watches the Premier League.
It stays to be seen when he’ll return to the general public eye. It’s believed he desires to endure a profession change to turn into a pastor, having led a bunch for fellow Christian prisoners on the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre throughout his time there.