Oscar Pistorius set to be released from jail, placed under house arrest
Oscar Pistorius will be released from jail and placed under house arrest on Tuesday, according to South African media.
The decision comes just weeks after a South African parole board delayed the former Paralympic star's release.
"The Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) today, 15 October 2015, approved the placement of offender Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision as from 20 October 2015," according to a statement today from the South African Department of Correctional Services.
"The parole board met in Pretoria for the second time following a directive of the Parole Review Board, which set aside its earlier decision to place Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision because it was prematurely made."
The department added that Pistorius will be under correctional supervision as of Tuesday until Oct. 20, 2019.
"The Parole Board has also given the offender his correctional supervision conditions which include the directives of the Parole Review Board in respect of continued psychotherapy and prohibitions in line with the Fire Arms Control Act Section 103," according to the statement.
Pistorius was jailed for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Speaking to AFP, his lawyer Brian Webber said the decision had been delayed.
"They're going to refer the matter back to the parole board," he said.
28-year-old Pistorius was jailed for shooting Reeva at his home in South Africa on Valentine's Day 2013.
He claimed the killing was an accident after he 'mistook her for an intruder'.
