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Former Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius is now a free man as he's smuggled out of prison after serving half his 13-year jail term

Former Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius is now a free man as he

  South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer, Oscar Pistorius is now a free man today after being smuggled out of prison  after serving half his 13-year jail term The Blade Runner was escorted out of Atteridgeville Correctional Centre and taken to his new home on the estate of …

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Former Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius will be banned from drinking alcohol or speaking to the media when he is released on parole this week

Former Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius will be banned from drinking alcohol or speaking to the media when he is released on parole this week

  South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer, Oscar Pistorius will be banned from drinking alcohol and talking to the press when he is released on parole on Friday, prison authorities have said.   He is set to leave prison almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend, …

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Jailed Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius meets victim Reeva Steenkamp’s father in a bid for freedom after he shot her dead in 2013

Jailed Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius meets victim Reeva Steenkamp

South African double-amputee former track star, Oscar Pistorius, has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp’s family lawyer said on Friday, June 1.  Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and …

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Nigerian Paralympian, Ifeanyi Madubuike, banned for three years after failing doping tests

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Nigerian Paralympian, Ifeanyichukwu Christian Madubuike, has been banned for three years by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for failing two drug tests.   His ban was conveyed in a statement released by the IPC on Friday, May 6. Following the ban, the 25-year-old will be ineligible for the competition from April 23, 2021 …

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