In 2014, Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable murder after he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, allegedly believing that she was an intruder.
JOHANNESBURG - A legal expert says the most important factor the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board will have to consider when deciding whether Oscar Pistorius should get parole, will be the impact his early release would have on Reeva Steenkamp’s loved ones.
Criminal law expert Ulrich Roux explains that there are factors that the board, comprising the likes of psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers, will have to consider, including whether Pistorius has been rehabilitated, if he poses a danger to society, the seriousness of the crime and his conduct while incarcerated.
Pistorius is also likely to address the board on Friday and so too could members of the Steenkamp family and Correctional Services officials who’ve worked with him.
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