Oscar Pistorius, ex-Olympic runner, up for parole more than 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Johannesburg — Imprisoned former Paralympic gold medalist and Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was up for parole on Friday. The South African parole board was to meet to decide if the Olympic runner would be released more than 10 years after he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentines Day 2013.

The board would consider his conduct and disciplinary record in prison, his participation in educational or other training courses, his mental and physical state, whether they believe he is likely to relapse into crime and the risk he poses to the public. 

The televised 2014 trial had viewers around the world glued to the courtroom video feed as prosecutors argued that the athlete, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fiber prosthetic legs, had deliberately shot his girlfriend through a locked bathroom door. Pistorius maintained throughout that it was a terrible accident and that he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder.