“I can confirm that parole was denied, they will meet again in a year to reconsider it again and we still don’t know the reasons (for the refusal). I just got a call from the parole board… It’s a big relief for June (Reeva’s mother),” Koen said.
The Department of Correctional Services indicated in a statement that “the reason is that the inmate has not completed the minimum period of detention.”
Pistorius, once the darling of the Paralympic movement for pushing for greater recognition and acceptance of athletes with disabilities, shot and killed Steenkamp, a model and law student, in his bathroom on Valentine’s Day 2013. .
The athlete, known as “Blade Runner” for his carbon fiber prosthetic legswent from public hero to convicted murderer in a trial that sparked worldwide interest.