The disgraced former Paralympian (right) is said to be well-looked after in prison because guards are terrified of the public and legal backlash should he come to any harm while serving his sentence.

Grandmother Gerti Pistorious has spoken in defence of her beloved grandson, who is serving a five year sentence in one of South Africa's most notorious jails for shooting his girlfriend dead.

June Steenkamp, mother of deceased South African model Reeva, does not want revenge on the man who killed her but says she knew nothing about Oscar Pistorius' 'guns and way of life'.

Shamed athlete Oscar Pistorius, 28, could be released from prison in South Africa in August – just 10 months after his conviction for Reeva Steenkamp's manslaughter.

The Olympic and Paralympic track star is currently serving a five year prison sentence after being convicted in October following a seven-month trial.

Jeremy Clarkson and James May made the gaffe while appearing on the live version of their motoring show which has been stripped of its Top Gear branding since Clarkson's fall from grace.

The 'blade runner', 28, was jailed in October for five years for shooting the model four times as she cowered in the bathroom of the house in Pretoria, South Africa, which now lies empty.

Two heartbroken parents, still mourning the death of their beloved daughter Reeva Steenkamp, say the beautiful model packed her bags and was ready to leave Oscar Pistorius the day he shot and killed her.

Officials in South Africa's corrections department met on Friday to consider early release pleas, but ran out of time before getting to Pistorius, who is serving five years for culpable homicide.

Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3, when prosecutors will ask a panel of five judges to reject his trial verdict and convict him of murder.

The failure of a review board to rule yesterday on the athlete's parole comes just weeks before an appeal court considers whether to convict him of murdering Reeva Steenkamp.

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The Paralympian star's lawyers have argued that he should have been released after serving one-sixth of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

The Paralympian star's lawyers successfully argued that he should be released on house arrest after serving a year of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

Pistorius was released last week after just a year in prison for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door in their bedroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.

The convicted killer appears in a ‘selfie’ with rugby player Brett Sharman apparently during a recent evening reunion at the family mansion in Pretoria where he is under house arrest.

Pistorius allegedly called himself Liam in the thousands of messages he is said to have exchanged with leggy blonde, Nina F, 30, before she learned his true identity while waiting trial in South Africa.

Kevin Lerena (right) said Oscar Pistorius (left) is depressed, has lost interest in training and women - and suggested he might 'do something stupid' rather than go back to prison.

Killer Oscar Pistorius is 'coping fine' back at Pretoria's maximum security, after being presented with a specially-equipped bathroom, a new mattress and food preparation privileges.

The National Prosecuting Authority said it will appeal the sentence given to the 29-year-old Paralympian which would see him eligible for parole in just three years after the 2013 Valentine's Day murder.

A group of men thought to be a stag party has been photographed in Benidorm dressed as Jimmy Savile, Osama Bin Laden, Oscar Pistorius, Rolf Harris and Saddam Hussein, which shocked fellow guests.

Oscar Pistorius’s ‘mum’, Lois, was threatened by a hammer-wielding robber during a break-in at her mansion in Pretoria as her bodyguard was held at gun point by members of the armed gang.

Olympian-turned murderer Oscar Pistorius has trademarked his name from behind bars, hinting that he plans to cash in on his notoriety once he is freed from jail.

EXCLUSIVE: Footage from a chilling new documentary, reveals for the first time the bullets that were used to kill Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day in 2013.

Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer charts the run-up to the murder on Valentine's Day 2013 at his home in Pretoria, South Africa - and the courtroom dramas that followed.

Barry and June Steenkamp are 'furious and horrified' at a new Hollywood movie about Oscar Pistorius shooting dead their on Valentine's Day in 2013 for which he was jailed for six years.

The family of convicted killer Oscar Pistorius claim the film about the 2013 shooting of Reeva Steenkamp by the Paralympian (pictured) is 'a gross misrepresentation of the truth'.

June Steenkamp has revealed she and her husband Barry wake up every morning at 3am around the same time their daughter Reeva was murdered by Oscar Pistorius in Pretoria in 2013.

Five years ago on Valentine's Day, South African model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by her sprinter boyfriend Oscar Pistorius. Here, her mother June speaks out about the ordeal.

The sister of murdered Reeva Steenkamp has warned South African authorities against freeing Oscar Pistorius, saying she believes he will kill again if released.

June Steenkamp, 71, spoke out after Oscar Pistorius exhausted all legal attempts to reducing his 13-year sentence for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva on Valentine's Day five years ago.

Reeva Steenkamp's family in South Africa today slammed an 'insensitive' new Amazon Prime documentary into her murder for showing the grisly crime scene photos of the model's dead body

Online joke store Jokers' Masquerade is selling the sickening Oscar Pistorius ‘fancy dress’ attire for £24.99 five years after he shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa.

Paddy Power probably consider it their best joke since they offered odds on Oscar Pistorius being convicted of the premeditated murder of Reeva Steenkamp.

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