Oscar Pistorius will only be able to leave his house
to go to church when he is freed from jail next
week.
Oscar who is supposed to be a devout Christian,
whose faith is said to have deepened over recent
months, must be accompanied on trips to attend
mass.
While under “house arrest” at his uncle’s home he
will be allowed few visitors, who will have to be
approved by the court, and someone will have to
shop for him under strict parole conditions the
Sunday Mirror can reveal today.
There was an international outcry when it was
revealed the Paralympic gold winner will serve just
10 months of a five-year term for killing his model
girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29.
During his trial Pistorius, 28, was seen clasping
rosary beads and intensively reading the book
Breakthrough Prayer: The Power of Connecting with
the Heart of God, by the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Church’s pastor Jim Cymbal.
He is since said to have been studying the Bible.
His release terms mean he will remain a prisoner in
his home ahead of an appeal to have his
manslaughter conviction overturned.
A mystery donor is said to have offered to help fund
the bid, which could lead to a retrial.
A source on the Pistorius legal team said he has
been told his release date will either be August 21,
22 or 23.
The source added:
“The appeal court can’t send him back to
prison, they can only order a retrial. Is it
impossible? No. Is it likely, also no.”
His team say the appeal is based only on a legal
issue and nothing to do with the State’s initial
version that he wanted to kill Reeva and that he has
an uncontrollable temper.
