Oscar Pistorius' lawyer says there was an “obvious mistake” in the process to deny him parole last week 10 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home.
Serious offenders in South Africa must serve half their sentence before they can be eligible for parole, meaning Pistorius must serve six years, eight 1/2 months — half of 13 years and five months — to be eligible for early release.
Knight said he was now applying for the Supreme Court to clarify its judgment relating to when Pistorius' murder sentence should have started and that would likely take around a month. It was unclear how long it would take to get a new parole hearing, he said. Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, opposed Pistorius' parole for a different reason. They say he should not be considered to be rehabiliated unless he comes clean over the circumstances of their daughter's killing 10 years ago.
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