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Oscar Pistorius, who is a Paralympian, has been let out of jail in South Africa on parole. This happened almost 11 years after he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Officials said that Pistorius was at his house on Friday morning, after serving half of his 13-year sentence.

Mrs Steenkamp’s mother said she agreed with the decision to let the former athlete go, but she also said that her family is the one suffering for the rest of their lives.

Pistorius, who is now 37 years old, shot Ms Steenkamp many times in 2013 by shooting through a door.

The man with two missing limbs said he thought she was a thief.

Pistorius was found guilty of murder in 2015 after a higher court changed the original verdict of causing death by negligence.

In South Africa, all criminals can ask for early release from prison after serving half of their sentence. Pistorius had to serve 13 years and five months before he could be considered for parole.

He has to follow strict rules, like not talking to the media, until his punishment is over in 2029.

They think he went to live with his uncle Arnold Pistorius in a nice neighborhood in Pretoria.

June Steenkamp said in a statement that they knew parole is allowed in South Africa and they believe in following the law.

Mrs Steenkamp said she is happy with the rules from the parole board. She has to go to anger classes and programs about violence against women. She said these decisions make her believe in the South African justice system, along with her late husband, Barry.

However, she wondered if there has been fairness for Reeva. Has Oscar spent enough time in jail. Justice can never really happen if your loved one is gone forever, and no matter how much time Oscar serves, it won’t bring Reeva back. We are the ones left behind and we have to live with it for the rest of our lives.

She said, “I just want to live out my last years in peace and focus on the Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation to honor Reeva’s memory. ”

Pistorius began serving his prison sentence in October 2014, not long after he was first found guilty. Between 2015 and 2016, he was allowed to stay at home instead of going to jail before he was found guilty and his punishment was made longer.

Pistorius had his legs cut off when he was very young. After that, he used artificial limbs and became a famous athlete called the “blade runner”.

He did really well in track and field. First, he won lots of gold medals at the Paralympics. Then, he became even more famous when he competed against athletes who weren’t disabled at the London Olympics in 2012. Ms Steenkamp was killed six months later, and the trials that followed were widely covered in the news.

South Africa’s prison department said that even though he is famous, the ex-star will be treated the same as everyone else when he’s on parole.

This means he has to stay at home for certain hours and can’t drink alcohol. He is not allowed to talk to the news.

Ms Steenkamp was 29 years old when she died. She went to law school and was a successful model. She also worked on TV and was on a reality show called Tropika Island of Treasure.

She wanted to start a law office to help women who have been hurt after she finished school.

Ms Steenkamp had been dating Pistorius for three months when he shot four times through a door at his house in Pretoria on February 14, 2013.

She died very quickly.

The government said Pistorius committed murder, but he was found guilty of a lesser charge called culpable homicide, which is similar to manslaughter.

The next year, judges at the Supreme Court of Appeal said he was guilty of murder instead. They didn’t believe his story and thought he had no reason to shoot the person.