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October 20, 2015

Pistorius Released from Jail After Less Than a Year for Killing Girlfriend 
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In South Africa, Olympic and Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been
released under house arrest after serving less than a year in jail for
fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a locked
bathroom door. He claimed he mistook her for an intruder. Pistorius was
found guilty of culpable homicide, but prosecutors are appealing, saying
he should be convicted of murder.

 

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