Oscar Pistorius could be freed within weeks after serving half his sentence

Parole board in South Africa to decide if Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend can leave jail

Oscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympian convicted of murder, could leave prison within weeks if a parole board decides on Friday to release him halfway through a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend.

The parole hearing will take place in a prison in the administrative capital of Pretoria and the decision is likely to be the final chapter in a harrowing story that attracted worldwide attention.