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Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim’s parents

FILE - Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa., Tuesday June 14, 2016 during his trail for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) FILE — Oscar Pistorius, gestures, at the end of the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Alon Skuy, Pool. File) FILE - Photographers take photos of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he appears at a bail hearing for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb 20, 2013. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) FILE — The parents of the late Reeve Steenkamp, June, left, and Barry Steenkamp, right, leave the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Masi Losi/Pool Photo via AP, file) FILE — Parents of the late Reeva Steenkamp, June, left, and Barry right, Steenkamp, right attend court on the third day of mitigation of sentencing for Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Antione de Ras. Pool) FILE - Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius' prosthetics lay on the floor as he walks on his amputated legs during argument in mitigation of sentence by his defence attorney Barry Roux in the High Court in Pretoria where he appeared for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on June 15, 2016. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Siphiwe Sibeko via AP, Pool,File) FILE - South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, right, and his girlfriend, the late Reeva Steenkamp, left, arrive at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nov. 4, 2012. Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents as part of the parole procedure. A parole hearing for Pistorius was scheduled for last month and then canceled, partly because a meeting between Pistorius and Steenkamp's parents, Barry and June, had not been arranged, lawyers for both parties told The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Lucky Nxumalo/Citypress via AP, File)
Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim’s parents