A judge initially accepted Pistorius’ story but South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a lesser manslaughter conviction against him after an appeal by prosecutors and found him guilty of murder
Pistorius will live under strict parole conditions until the remainder of his murder sentence expires in December 2029
Pistorius, who turned 37 this week, has been in jail since late 2014 for the Valentine’s Day 2013 killing of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp
South Africa’s Department of Corrections said he had not served the ‘minimum detention period’ required to be released from prison following his murder conviction for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend