South African Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius is escorted o a police vehicle to transported to prison on October 21, 2014.
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Oscar Pistorius, the South African track champion nicknamed the Blade Runner for his prosthetic legs, was released from prison Monday and placed under house arrest for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius was sentenced in 2014 to five years for Steenkamp's death. After spending one year behind bars, a South African parole board determined he could be released to house arrest. A statement from South Africa's Department of Correctional Services last week announced the decision and added that Pistorius would continue to receive psychotherapy and be prohibited from owning firearms.
Pistorius was scheduled to be released on Tuesday, but the Citizen reported he arrived home around 10 p.m. on Monday. A South African official additionally confirmed his release to the Associated Press.
Pistorius shot Steenkamp through a bathroom door in their home on Valentine's Day 2013. The athlete said he thought she was an intruder.
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SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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